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noun an animal having six feet
originFrom 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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