hexapoda

Questions about hexapoda

What does hexapoda mean?

hexapoda means "insects; about five-sixths of all known animal species".

How many syllables are in hexapoda?

hexapoda has 4 syllables and divides as hex-a-po-da under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for hexapoda?

Close synonyms include Insecta, class Insecta, class Hexapoda. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hexapoda a common word?

hexapoda is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.