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prehensile
adj 1: adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an
object; "a monkey's prehensile tail" [ant:
{nonprehensile}]
2: having a keen intellect; "poets--those gifted strangely
prehensile men"- A.T.Quiller-Couch
3: immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; "they are
avaricious and will do anything for money"; "casting covetous
eyes on his neighbor's fields"; "a grasping old miser";
"grasping commercialism"; "greedy for money and power"; "grew
richer and greedier"; "prehensile employers stingy with
raises for their employees" [synonym: {avaricious}, {covetous},
{grabby}, {grasping}, {greedy}, {prehensile}]

Prehensile \Pre*hen"sile\, a. [L. prehensus, p. p. of prehendere
to lay hold of, seize; pre- (equiv. to prae before) hendere
(in comp.), akin to E. get: cf. F. pr['e]hensile. See {Get},
and cf. {Prison}, {Prize}, n.]
Adapted to seize or grasp; seizing; grasping; as, the
prehensile tail of a monkey.
[1913 Webster]


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  • PREHENSILE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The Latin verb prehendere, meaning "to seize or grasp," is the ancestor of a number of English terms, including comprehend, apprehend, and prehensile Prehensile came into English in the 18th century via French préhensile, from Latin prehensus, the past participle of prehendere
  • Prehensility - Wikipedia
    Prehensility affords animals a great natural advantage in manipulating their environment for feeding, climbing, digging, and defense It enables many animals, such as primates, to use tools to complete tasks that would otherwise be impossible without highly specialized anatomy
  • PREHENSILE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
    PREHENSILE definition: adapted for seizing, grasping, or taking hold of something See examples of prehensile used in a sentence
  • PREHENSILE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    PREHENSILE definition: 1 (of parts of the body) able to hold on to things, especially by curling around them: 2 (of… Learn more
  • Prehensile - A-Z Animals
    The definition of prehensile in zoology is an animal’s ability to grasp objects or take hold of something Specifically, an appendage that is adapted for clasping or wrapping around objects
  • Prehensile - definition of prehensile by The Free Dictionary
    1 Able to seize, grasp, or hold, especially by wrapping around an object: a monkey's prehensile tail 2 Having a keen intellect or powerful memory: a prehensile mind
  • PREHENSILE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
    prehensile These examples have been automatically selected and may contain sensitive content that does not reflect the opinions or policies of Collins, or its parent company HarperCollins
  • Prehensile - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
    Prehensile means "able to grasp" and often refers to such body parts as claws, feet, and tails Elephants curl their prehensile noses around objects in order to pick them up Prehensile is an adjective that comes from a French word for “grasped ”
  • What Is a Prehensile Tail and How Does It Work?
    Prehensile capability exists on a spectrum, distinguished by the degree of strength and control the tail possesses A fully prehensile tail is characterized by its ability to bear the entire weight of the animal, allowing for full body suspension with the limbs completely free
  • prehensile, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
    prehensile, adj meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary





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