Associations to the word «Prehensile»
Noun
- Tail
- Snout
- Agility
- Chameleon
- Nimitz
- Toe
- Wrapping
- Tentacle
- Monkey
- Cretaceous
- Appendage
- Salamander
- Limb
- Grasp
- Paw
- Claw
- Primate
- Twig
- Underside
- Reflex
- Seizing
- Tip
- Tongue
- Fang
- Mammal
- Kitten
- Fin
- Ape
- Perch
- Samantha
- Trunk
- Talon
- Prey
- Digit
- Grip
- Forearm
- Squirrel
- Spider
- Thumb
- Climb
- Lizard
- Elephant
- Muzzle
- Rat
- Cat
- Reptile
- Extremity
- Branch
- Snake
- Coordination
- Lip
- Organ
- Finger
- Characteristic
- Predator
- Hair
- Leg
- Lb
- Foot
- Semi
- Mouse
Adjective
Wiktionary
PREHENSILE, adjective. (zoology) Able to take hold of and clasp objects; adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object.
Dictionary definition
PREHENSILE, adjective. Adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object; "a monkey's prehensile tail".
PREHENSILE, adjective. Having a keen intellect; "poets--those gifted strangely prehensile men"- A.T.Quiller-Couch.
PREHENSILE, adjective. 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".
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