hexapoda

Noun

Meaning

The true, or six-legged, insects; insects other than myriapods and arachnids.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

insecta class Insecta class Hexapoda dragonfly entomology metamorphosis invertebrate arthropod odonata arthropoda odonate Anisoptera holometabola hemimetabola flying insect

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Hypernyms

class

Examples

This classification divided arthropods into a three-phyla polyphyletic group, with phylum Uniramia including the Hexapoda (insects), Myriapoda (centipedes and millipedes) and the Onychophora (velvetworms). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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