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hexapody

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hexapody
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A verse or measure of six metrical feet.

Countable

noun

The property of being a hexapod; six-leggedness.

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

hexapodies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

monopody dipody tripody tetrapody pentapody heptapody octapody

Synonyms

senarius

Questions

What does hexapody mean?
A verse or measure of six metrical feet.
Where does hexapody come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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