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单词 prehensile
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pre•hen•sile /prɪˈhɛnsɪl, -saɪl/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. Biologymade for seizing or grasping:a monkey's prehensile tail.
See -prehend-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pre•hen•sile  (pri hen′sil, -sīl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Biologyadapted for seizing, grasping, or taking hold of something:a prehensile tail.
  2. able to perceive quickly; having keen mental grasp.
  3. greedy;
    grasping;
    avaricious.
  • French préhensile (coined by Buffon), equivalent. to Latin prehens(us) (see prehension) + French -ile -ile
  • 1781–85
pre•hen•sil•i•ty  (prē′hen sil′i tē),USA pronunciation n. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
prehensile /prɪˈhɛnsaɪl/ adj
  1. adapted for grasping, esp by wrapping around a support: a prehensile tail
Etymology: 18th Century: from French préhensile, from Latin prehendere to grasp

prehensility /ˌpriːhɛnˈsɪlɪtɪ/ n
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