hexapod

n. 昆虫, 六足节肢动物 a. 六脚的

发音

UK /ˈhɛk.sə.pɒd/
其它
US /ˈhɛk.sə.pɑd/

词形变化

hexapods 复数 hexapods

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any organism, being or robot with six legs.

  2. 2.

    An arthropod with six feet; a member of subphylum Hexapoda.

  3. 3.

    An insect.

    过时
adj.
  1. 1.

    Having six feet, six-footed; belonging to the subphylum Hexapoda; hexapodous.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 5

animal beast creature brute fauna

词源

From hexa- + -pod, from Ancient Greek ἑξαποδ- (hexapod-), oblique stem of ἑξάπους (hexápous, “six-footed”), from ἑξα- (hexa-, “six”) + πούς (poús, “foot”).

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