hexapody

English

Etymology

From hexa- +‎ -pody, from Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-, “six”) and πούς, ποδός (poús, podós, “foot”).

Noun

hexapody (countable and uncountable, plural hexapodies)

1. (poetry, countable) A verse or measure of six metrical feet.
2. (zoology, uncountable) The property of being a hexapod; six-leggedness.

Synonyms

• (verse of six feet): senarius

Coordinate terms

• monopody
• dipody
• tripody
• tetrapody
• pentapody
• heptapody
• octapody