six-legged
Like most insects
Six-legged describes something having six legs.
The term applies almost exclusively to insects, which as a class possess six legs: six-legged pests, six-legged creatures.
Occasionally used figuratively or in fantasy contexts for imaginary beings.
Six-legged invertebrate
- arthropodJointed-limb invertebrate phylum
- bugCrawling creature or defect
- beetleHard-winged insect
- antSmall colonial insect
fly · bee · wasp · mosquito · grasshopper · cricket · cockroach · dragonfly
Central body cavity
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- segmentedDivided into sections
- jointedHaving flexible connections
- antennaeSensory appendages on insects
compound eyes · mandibles · abdomen · chitin · tarsi · femur · tibia · spiracles
Six-legged arthropod
- robotProgrammable automated machine
- walkerAmbulatory person or aid
- locomotionAbility to travel independently
- biomimeticMimicking biological systems
mechanical · articulated · terrain · stability · gait · actuator · sensor · autonomous
insect
Six-legged invertebrate
ant · fly · bee · wasp · mosquito · grasshopper · cricket · cockroach · dragonfly · butterfly
thorax
Central body cavity
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- segmentedDivided into sections
- jointedHaving flexible connections
antennae · compound eyes · mandibles · abdomen · chitin · tarsi · femur · tibia · spiracles · appendages
hexapod
Six-legged arthropod
- robotProgrammable automated machine
- walkerAmbulatory person or aid
- locomotionAbility to travel independently
biomimetic · mechanical · articulated · terrain · stability · gait · actuator · sensor · autonomous · insectoid
six-leggedlegless
Having no limbs
eight-legged · no-legged · four-legged · limbless · two-legged
six-leggedarachnid
Eight-legged wingless arthropod
eight-legged · mammalian · vertebrate · crustacean · myriapod
six, leg, legged, legs, sixes, sixth, sixteen, sixteenth, sixty