Hexapoda

See also: hexápoda and hexàpoda

Translingual

Etymology

From 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 – all insects, springtails, and coneheads.[1]

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References

  1. Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248
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