Definition of "hexapod" [hex•a•pod]

• A six-legged arthropod of the class Insecta (formerly Hexapoda); an insect. (noun)
• Of or belonging to the class Insecta. (adjective)
• Having six legs or feet. (adjective)

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• "The expenses incurred keeping one fed, content, and from repairing the inevitable property damage that would come with owning a Titanothere simply would not be worth the ambivalent tolerance of this grumpy hexapod."
• "After studying the springtail's primitive anatomy in detail, many scientists now consider the creatures to be a special kind of hexapod."
• "A-Pod is an ant inspired hexapod robot with a 2 DOF abdomen tail, a 3 DOF head with large mandibles. 6 legs with 3 DOF each."