Sentence example with the word 'hexapod'

hexapod

Definition n. an animal having six feet

Last update: June 10, 2015


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Latreille in 1825 (Families naturelles du regne animal), since it has the advantage of expressing, in a single word, an important characteristic of the group. The terms "Hexapoda " and " hexapod " had already been used by F.   [Please select]

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Herbivorous hexapod larvæ, with fleshy, cylindrical bodies, somewhat curved, so that they lie on their side.   [Please select]

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Hexapod antenniferous larvæ, of oblong form, somewhat resembling the former, but with caudal appendages (_Meloë_, _Sitaris_).   [Please select]

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Carnivorous hexapod larvæ, with an elongated, more or less flattened body, six eyes on each side of the head, and sharp falciform mandibles (_Carabus_, _Dyticus_, &c.)   [Please select]

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] The larvæ of most Coleoptera (Beetles) are active, hexapod, and more or less flattened: but those which live inside vegetable tissues, such as the weevils, are apod fleshy grubs, like those of Hymenoptera.   [Please select]

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