hexapod

[ hek-suh-pod ]

/ ˈhɛk səˌpɒd /

a six-legged arthropod of the class Insecta (formerly Hexapoda); an insect.

having six feet.

Origin of hexapod

1660–70; < Greek hexapod- (stem of hexápous) six-footed. See hexa-, -pod

hex·ap·o·dous

[hek-sap-uh-duh s] /hɛkˈsæp ə dəs/, adjective

The fat-body is therefore the seat of important metabolic processes in the hexapod body.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 |Various
The history of the development of the head has been carefully worked out in the Hexapod insects.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 |Various
Subcortical; hexapod; antenn obsolete: body much depressed, with the last segment elongate, terminating in three or more mucros.

An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) |William Kirby
Carnivorous; hexapod; antenniferous: with a shortish oblong depressed body, and distinct thoracic shield.

An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) |William Kirby

In spite of the high mortality of the hexapod tribes, they flourish like the green bay-tree.

Jungle Folk |Douglas Dewar

hexapod

/ (ˈhɛksəˌpɒd) /

any arthropod of the class Hexapoda (or Insecta); an insect