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Prehensility - Wikipedia
Prehensility is the quality of an appendage or organ that has adapted for grasping or holding. The word is derived from the Latin term prehendere, meaning to ...
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PREHENSILE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1. Adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around prehensile tail. 2. Gifted with mental grasp or moral or aesthetic perception.
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Prehensile comes from the roots of 'to grasp' and 'before'. Since ...
The word prehendere had already come to mean "to grasp, seize hold of" in Latin before it came to us in English via French.
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prehensile, a. (prɪˈhɛnsɪl, -saɪl) [a. F. préhensile (Buffon), f. as prec. + -ile, -ile.] a. Capable of prehension; having the capacity of grasping or laying hold of anything. Also fig.1781–5 Smellie tr. Buffon's Nat. Hist. (1791) VIII. 185 By..his prehensile tail, he [the Coaita] is easily distingu...
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prehensile - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Adjective ... (zoology) Able to take hold of and clasp objects; adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object. Some monkeys have prehensile tails ...
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Word of the Week: Prehensile - High Park Nature Centre
Prehensile[ pri-HEN-sil, -sahyl ] (adjective): Describing an animal body part or organ that is adapted for seizing or grasping, especially ...
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Prehensile tail
All have prehensile tails. Many snakes have prehensile tails (or a prehensile body)
Crested gecko and their relatives have prehensile tails
Urocoyledon rasmusseni.
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A tale of talented tails | San Diego Zoo Wildlife Explorers
Through adaptation, a prehensile tail is able to grasp objects. Fully prehensile tails can be used like a hand to hold onto objects and to help arboreal ...
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PREHENSILE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
adjective. adapted for seizing, grasping, or taking hold of something. a prehensile tail. able to perceive quickly; having keen mental grasp. greedy; grasping ...
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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 ...
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Prehensile - (Intro to Anthropology) - Vocab, Definition, Explanations
Prehensile refers to the ability of certain body parts, such as hands, feet, or tails, to grasp or hold objects. This adaptation is commonly found in ...
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prehensile/ˌpri:ˈhensaɪl; ?@ -sl; prɪ`hɛnsl/ adj(of an animal's foot or tail) able to grasp and hold things (指动物的足或尾)能抓物的, 能缠绕东西的 the monkey's prehensile tail 猴子那能缠住东西的尾巴 the prehensile claws of an eagle 老鹰那能抓住东西的爪.
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Prehensile feet
Prehensile feet are lower limbs that possess prehensility, the ability to grasp like a hand. They are most commonly observed in monkeys, some of which also possess prehensile tails, and apes.
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Prehensile-tailed rat
The prehensile-tailed rat (Pogonomys mollipilosus) is a species of rodent that can be found in New Guinea and Australia; it occurs in the tropical rainforest
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prensation
† prenˈsation Obs. rare. [ad. L. prensātio, n. of action f. prensāre, contr. f. prehensāre: see prehensation.] Seizing; laying hold.1620 J. King Serm. 24 Mar. 22 How would I vrge vnto you..the presentest prensation and pursuit of the very forelock of time? a 1677 Barrow Pope's Suprem. (1680) 149 By ...
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