prehensileadj.

Brit.

/priːˈhɛnsʌɪl/,

/prᵻˈhɛnsʌɪl/, U.S.

/priˈhɛns(ə)l/,

/prəˈhɛns(ə)l/

Forms: 1700s– prehensile, 1800s prehensil.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French préhensile.

Etymology: < French préhensile (1758 in Buffon) < classical Latin prehēns- , past participial stem of prehendere prehend v. + French -ile -ile suffix. Compare later prensile adj.

1. Capable of prehension; (Zoology, of a tail, limb, etc.) capable of grasping or holding.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > absence of movement > hold or holding > [adjective] > seizing or laying hold > able to

prehensile1771

prensile1791

prehensory1826

prehensive1857

1771 T. Pennant Synopsis Quadrupeds 96 M. de Buffon..makes a very judicious subdivision of the long-tailed apes, or the true monkies, into such which had prehensile tails, and such which had not.

1780 W. Smellie tr. Comte de Buffon Nat. Hist. Gen. & Particular VIII. 185 By..his prehensile tail, he [sc. the Coaita] is easily distinguished from the monkeys.

1849 C. Darwin Let. 25 Dec. in Corr. (1988) IV. 292 The larva from the stage which you have figured, becomes..hexapod, with prehensile antennæ.

1854 R. Owen Struct. Skeleton & Teeth in Orr's Circle Sci.: Org. Nature I. 184 Not any of the limbs of fishes are prehensile.

1939 E. D. Laborde tr. E. de Martonne Shorter Physical Geogr. (rev. ed.) xx. 305 The tail itself becomes prehensile in platyrhine monkeys.

1942 E. Ferber Saratoga Trunk (new ed.) ii. 41 His prehensile arms and his monkeylike agility had soon taught them caution and even respect.

2004 Tropical Fish Jan. 59/3 It has weird prehensile lips and an enormous mouth.

2. figurative.

a. Having or designating an excellent capability for mental apprehension or retention.

ΚΠ

1921 W. L. George Hail Columbia! vi. 139 What worries him particularly in the American woman is the presence of this active, prehensile mind within an attractive form.

1985 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 7 July (Travel section) 1 Perfectly at home in the life of the spirit and positively prehensile in their power of adaptation to its complexities, they are born..politicians.

2003 Times (Nexis) 5 July 25 A Mastermind requires more than a prehensile memory for facts and figures.

b. Grasping, avaricious.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > spoliation or depredation > [adjective]

ravenousc1425

rapinous1484

polling1526

spoiling1565

predatory1589

pilling1590

spoilful1590

plundering1641

vulturian1659

predatitious1660

pillagingc1670

vulturine1721

predal1737

depredatory1771

spoliatory1790

predatorial1791

plunderous1797

spoliating1840

accipitral1842

despoiling1859

spoliative1875

predative1920

prehensile1927

1927 Amer. Mercury Jan. 90/1 One of the most brazen recent examples of prehensile publicity was sent to the New York newspapers by V. E. Scott.

1945 R. Hargreaves Enemy at Gate 23 Hungry, prehensile soldiers of fortune.

1976 Time 27 Dec. 52/3 Retailers have been eying Kong's potential with prehensile enthusiasm.

1994 Sunday Times (Nexis) 16 Jan. The pavements are said to be perilous with prehensile salesmen or rapacious pickpockets.

Compounds

prehensile-lipped adj.

ΚΠ

1899 F. V. Kirby Sport E. Central Afr. xii. 133 The prehensile-lipped rhinoceros.

1947 J. Stevenson-Hamilton Wild Life S. Afr. v. 45 The black or prehensile-lipped rhinoceros, unlike its square-mouthed and so-called ‘white’ cousin, is equally at home in dense bush and in open country.

1992 F. McLynn Hearts of Darkness iii. xiii. 276 The black rhino..a smaller prehensile-lipped pachyderm.

prehensile-tailed adj.

ΚΠ

1822 J. M. Good Study Med. III. 15 M. Cuvier suspects that it [sc. the sense of touch in the tail] has a similar existence in all the prehensil-tailed mammals.

1827 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom III. 208 The Prehensile-tailed Porcupine, or Couendou.

1905 Westm. Gaz. 18 Sept. 4/1 Prehensile-tailed creatures are, as a rule, restricted to the New World.

1995 New Scientist 12 Aug. 7/2 (table) Common name..Prehensile-tailed rat..Aboriginal name..Djidjiparra.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prehensile
释义	prehensileadj. Brit. /priːˈhɛnsʌɪl/, /prᵻˈhɛnsʌɪl/, U.S. /priˈhɛns(ə)l/, /prəˈhɛns(ə)l/ Forms: 1700s– prehensile, 1800s prehensil. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French préhensile. Etymology: < French préhensile (1758 in Buffon) < classical Latin prehēns- , past participial stem of prehendere prehend v. + French -ile -ile suffix. Compare later prensile adj. 1. Capable of prehension; (Zoology, of a tail, limb, etc.) capable of grasping or holding. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > absence of movement > hold or holding > [adjective] > seizing or laying hold > able to prehensile1771 prensile1791 prehensory1826 prehensive1857 1771 T. Pennant Synopsis Quadrupeds 96 M. de Buffon..makes a very judicious subdivision of the long-tailed apes, or the true monkies, into such which had prehensile tails, and such which had not. 1780 W. Smellie tr. Comte de Buffon Nat. Hist. Gen. & Particular VIII. 185 By..his prehensile tail, he [sc. the Coaita] is easily distinguished from the monkeys. 1849 C. Darwin Let. 25 Dec. in Corr. (1988) IV. 292 The larva from the stage which you have figured, becomes..hexapod, with prehensile antennæ. 1854 R. Owen Struct. Skeleton & Teeth in Orr's Circle Sci.: Org. Nature I. 184 Not any of the limbs of fishes are prehensile. 1939 E. D. Laborde tr. E. de Martonne Shorter Physical Geogr. (rev. ed.) xx. 305 The tail itself becomes prehensile in platyrhine monkeys. 1942 E. Ferber Saratoga Trunk (new ed.) ii. 41 His prehensile arms and his monkeylike agility had soon taught them caution and even respect. 2004 Tropical Fish Jan. 59/3 It has weird prehensile lips and an enormous mouth. 2. figurative. a. Having or designating an excellent capability for mental apprehension or retention. ΚΠ 1921 W. L. George Hail Columbia! vi. 139 What worries him particularly in the American woman is the presence of this active, prehensile mind within an attractive form. 1985 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 7 July (Travel section) 1 Perfectly at home in the life of the spirit and positively prehensile in their power of adaptation to its complexities, they are born..politicians. 2003 Times (Nexis) 5 July 25 A Mastermind requires more than a prehensile memory for facts and figures. b. Grasping, avaricious. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > spoliation or depredation > [adjective] ravenousc1425 rapinous1484 polling1526 spoiling1565 predatory1589 pilling1590 spoilful1590 plundering1641 vulturian1659 predatitious1660 pillagingc1670 vulturine1721 predal1737 depredatory1771 spoliatory1790 predatorial1791 plunderous1797 spoliating1840 accipitral1842 despoiling1859 spoliative1875 predative1920 prehensile1927 1927 Amer. Mercury Jan. 90/1 One of the most brazen recent examples of prehensile publicity was sent to the New York newspapers by V. E. Scott. 1945 R. Hargreaves Enemy at Gate 23 Hungry, prehensile soldiers of fortune. 1976 Time 27 Dec. 52/3 Retailers have been eying Kong's potential with prehensile enthusiasm. 1994 Sunday Times (Nexis) 16 Jan. The pavements are said to be perilous with prehensile salesmen or rapacious pickpockets. Compounds prehensile-lipped adj. ΚΠ 1899 F. V. Kirby Sport E. Central Afr. xii. 133 The prehensile-lipped rhinoceros. 1947 J. Stevenson-Hamilton Wild Life S. Afr. v. 45 The black or prehensile-lipped rhinoceros, unlike its square-mouthed and so-called ‘white’ cousin, is equally at home in dense bush and in open country. 1992 F. McLynn Hearts of Darkness iii. xiii. 276 The black rhino..a smaller prehensile-lipped pachyderm. prehensile-tailed adj. ΚΠ 1822 J. M. Good Study Med. III. 15 M. Cuvier suspects that it [sc. the sense of touch in the tail] has a similar existence in all the prehensil-tailed mammals. 1827 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom III. 208 The Prehensile-tailed Porcupine, or Couendou. 1905 Westm. Gaz. 18 Sept. 4/1 Prehensile-tailed creatures are, as a rule, restricted to the New World. 1995 New Scientist 12 Aug. 7/2 (table) Common name..Prehensile-tailed rat..Aboriginal name..Djidjiparra. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1771
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