Hexapoda

See also: hexápoda and hexàpoda

Translingual

Etymology

hexa- +‎ -poda, New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx, “six”) and πούς (poús, “foot”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛk.sə.pʊdə/

Proper noun

Hexapoda

1. A taxonomic subphylum within the phylum Arthropoda – the insects etc.

Hypernyms

• (subphylum): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum

Hyponyms

• (subphylum): Collembola, Diplura, Insecta, Protura - classes

Coordinate terms

• (subphylum): Chelicerata, Crustacea, Myriapoda

References

• Hexapoda on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Hexapoda on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Hexapoda on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons