Home › Words › H › hexapodhexapod/ˈhɛk.sə.pɒd/hexapod means having six feet, six-footed; belonging to the subphylum Hexapoda; hexapodous.hexapod is pronounced /ˈhɛk.sə.pɒd/.EtymologyFrom hexa- + -pod, from Ancient Greek ἑξαποδ- (hexapod-), oblique stem of ἑξάπους (hexápous, “six-footed”), from ἑξα- (hexa-, “six”) + πούς (poús, “foot”).adjHaving six feet, six-footed; belonging to the subphylum Hexapoda; hexapodous.nounAny organism, being or robot with six legs.e.g.“My lips will be even more firmly sealed about the various suggestions put forward concerning the interpersonal relationships of Alpha Centauri, the hermaphrodite hexapod.” — 1983, Jean-Marc Lofficier, The Doctor Who Programme Guide, volume 2, page 8:An arthropod with six feet; a member of subphylum Hexapoda.An insect.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.hexapodous 80% match — Having six feet; belonging to the Hexapoda. vs hexapod →hexapodid 72% match — Any crab in the family Hexapodidae. vs hexapod →sechsbein 69% match — Synonym of hexad. vs hexapod →octopede 68% match — Any eight-legged creature. vs hexapod →hexapody 65% match — A verse or measure of six metrical feet. vs hexapod →arthropodan 64% match — Of, or relating to, arthropods. vs hexapod →octopod 63% match — Any animal with eight feet or foot-like parts. vs hexapod →multilegged 61% match — Having more than one leg. vs hexapod →