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Title hexapod
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
hexa·pod
I

 \\ˈhek-sə-ˌpäd\\ noun
 ETYMOLOGY  Greek hexapod-, hexapous having six feet, from hexa- + pod-, pous foot — more at 
foot
 DATE  1668
: 
insect
 1b

II
adjective
 DATE  circa 1847
1. six-footed
2. of or relating to insects
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
hex·a·pod
I. \ˈheksəˌpäd\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Greek hexapod-, hexapous, adjective, six-footed, from hexa- + pod-, pous foot — more at 
foot
: 
insect
 1b
II. adjective
1. : six-footed
2. : of or relating to insects

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