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ˈhexaped Also erron. hexi-, hexoped. [A hybrid formation f. hexa- + L. pēs, ped- foot.] †1. A measure of six feet. Obs. rare—0.
1623Cockeram, Hexapede, a fathome. 2. A creature with six feet, a hexapod. (In quot. 1865, humorously, a six-wheeled locomotive.)
1828Webster, Hexaped, an animal having six feet. (Ray, and Johnson after him, write this hexapod; but it is better to pursue uniformity, as in quadruped, centiped.) 1865E. Burritt Walk Land's End 7 The terrible hexiped of the fiery eyes. |