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Meaning of hexapod | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈhɛk.sə.pɒd/

Definitions

  1. Any organism, being or robot with six legs.
  2. An arthropod with six feet; a member of subphylum Hexapoda.
  3. An insect.
    dated

Equivalents

Deutsch Sechsfüßler
Español hexápodo
Polski sześcionóg
Русский шестиногий

Examples

“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”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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