prehensile
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See also: préhensile
Etymology
Borrowed from French préhensile, from Latin perfect passive participle prehēnsus, from prehendō (“grasp, seize”) + adjective suffix -ile, from Latin -ilis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
prehensile (not comparable)
- (zoology) Able to take hold of and clasp objects; adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object.
- Some monkeys have prehensile tails which they use to pick things up.
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Translations
able to take hold of objects
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