hyperhexapod Zool.
(-ˈhɛksəpɒd)
[f. mod.L. Hyperhexapoda n. pl.; see hyper- 1 and hexapod.]
An animal of the division Hyperhexapoda of arthropods, having more than six legs; comprising the classes Crustacea, Arachnida, and Myriapoda. So hyperhexapodous (-hɛkˈsæpədəs) a., belonging to the Hyperhexapoda; having more than six legs.
| 1855 Mayne Expos. Lex., Hyperhexapodous. |