hexapod
/ˈhɛk.sə.pɑd/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "My lips will be even more firmly sealed about the various suggestions put forward concerning the interpersonal relationships of Alpha Centauri, the hermaphrodite hexapod."
- "The bizarre hexapods did indeed feed upon those unfortunate creatures who had been caught and killed by the flames. But the striped carnivores were not scavengers; They were hunters."
- "These concepts are applied to a robotic hexapod, which, through the use of compliant microspines on its feet, is capable of climbing hard vertical textured surfaces, such as stucco"
Etymology
From hexa- + -pod, from Ancient Greek ἑξαποδ- (hexapod-), oblique stem of ἑξάπους (hexápous, “six-footed”), from ἑξα- (hexa-, “six”) + πούς (poús, “foot”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈhɛk.sə.pɑd/
- British English: /ˈhɛk.sə.pɒd/