hexapod.

1. An organism with six legs, especially an insect or related hexapod arthropod.

2. A machine or platform with six supporting legs or actuating supports.

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Words that belong together

• a small hexapod
• hexapod locomotion

On the page

The small hexapod crossed the pane without losing its grip.

The observer recorded the hexapod’s paired leg movements.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular hexapod; plural hexapods. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.