different between arthropod vs hexapod

English

Etymology

From New Latin Arthropoda, from Ancient Greek ?????? (árthron, “joint”) + ???? (poús, “foot”).

Noun

arthropod (plural arthropods or arthropodae)

1. An invertebrate animal of the phylum Arthropoda, characterized by a chitinous exoskeleton and multiple jointed appendages

Derived terms

• macroarthropod
• microarthropod

Related terms

• arthropodean

Translations

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?h?k.s?.p?d/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?h?k.s?.p?d/

Noun

hexapod (plural hexapods)

1. Any organism, being or robot with six legs.
   • 2007, Gaurav Suhas Sukhatme, Stefan Schaal, Wolfram Burgard (eds.), Robotics: Science and Systems II, page 97

     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

2. An arthropod with six feet; a member of subphylum Hexapoda.
3. (dated) An insect.

Derived terms

Related terms

• decapod
• isopod
• octopod
• tetrapod

Translations

Adjective

hexapod (not comparable)

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

Romanian

Etymology

From French hexapode.

Adjective

hexapod m or n (feminine singular hexapod?, masculine plural hexapozi, feminine and neuter plural hexapode)

1. hexapodous

Declension