hexapody

hexapody

(hɛkˈsæpədɪ)
n, pl -dies
(Poetry) prosody a verse measure consisting of six metrical feet
hexapodic adj
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hexapody

a verse having six metrical feet; a hexameter. — hexapodous, adj.
See also: Verse
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