Prehensile Definition

prē-hĕnsəl, -sīl
adjective
Adapted for seizing or grasping, esp. by wrapping or folding around something.
Webster's New World
Having a keen intellect or powerful memory.
A prehensile mind.
American Heritage

(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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Origin of Prehensile

  • From French préhensile, from Latin perfect passive participle prehÄ“nsus, from prehendō (“grasp, seize"), + adjective suffix -ile, from Latin -ilis.

    From Wiktionary

  • French préhensile from Latin prehēnsus past participle of prehendere to grasp ghend- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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