# hectad

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhɛktæd/

## Definitions
1. A unit of land area, ten by ten (that is, a hundred) square kilometres, often used for assessing how widely distributed particular animals or plants are.

## Etymology
From hect- + -ad.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hectad