hexapody

[ hek-sap-uh-dee ]
/ hɛkˈsæp ə di /

noun, plural hex·ap·o·dies. Prosody.

a measure consisting of six feet.

Origin of hexapody

1835–45; < Greek hexapod- (see hexapod) + -y3

OTHER WORDS FROM hexapody

hex·a·pod·ic [hek-suh-pod-ik] /ˌhɛk səˈpɒd ɪk/, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for hexapody

hexapody
/ (hɛkˈsæpədɪ) /

noun plural -dies

prosody a verse measure consisting of six metrical feet

Derived forms of hexapody

hexapodic (ˌhɛksəˈpɒdɪk), adjective