Definition of Prehinsile
Pre*hen"sile (?), a. [L.
prehensus, p. p. of prehendere to lay hold of, seize;
pre- (equiv. to prae before) + hendere (in
comp.), akin to E. get: cf. F. préhensile. See
Get, and cf. Prison, Prize, n.]
Adapted to seize or grasp; seizing; grasping; as, the
prehensile tail of a monkey.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- 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
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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