pre·hen·sile (pr -h n s l, -s l )adj. 1. Adapted for seizing, grasping, or holding, especially by wrapping around an object: a monkey's prehensile tail. 2. Having keen intellect; insightful. 3. Greedy; grasping. [French préhensile, from Latin preh nsus, past participle of prehendere, to grasp; see ghend- in Indo-European roots.]pre hen·sili·ty (-s l-t) n. |
prehensile [prɪˈhɛnsaɪl]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) adapted for grasping, esp by wrapping around a support a prehensile tail
[from French préhensile, from Latin prehendere to grasp]
prehensility [ˌpriːhɛnˈsɪlɪtɪ] n
| prehensile (pr-hnsl) Adapted for seizing, grasping, or holding, especially by wrapping around an object. The feet of many birds, the tails of monkeys, and the trunks of elephants are prehensile. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | prehensile - adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object; "a monkey's prehensile tail" nonprehensile - not prehensile |
| 2. | prehensile - having a keen intellect; "poets--those gifted strangely prehensile men"- A.T.Quiller-Couch intelligent - having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question" | |
| 3. | prehensile - 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" acquisitive - eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas; "an acquisitive mind"; "an acquisitive society in which the craving for material things seems never satisfied" |
Translations
prehensile
adj prehensile [priˈhensail]
able to take hold of something Most monkeys have prehensile tails. grypbaar قادِر على القَبْض хватателен chápavý fang- zum Greifen geeignet; Greif-... που διαθέτει την ικανότητα να κρατήσει κτ. prensil haardevõimeline قادر به گرفتن و نگه داشتن tarttumiskykyinen préhensile נִילפָת परिग्राही rep za prihvaćanje kapaszkodó (ujj, farok stb.) bisa memegang grip- prensile つかむのに適した 잡기에 적합한 graibštus tvērēj-; tveršanas- boleh mencengkam grijp{#169} gripe-, fang- chwytny preênsil agăţător цепкий schopný uchopiť (sa) oprijemalen koji može držati stvari med gripförmåga ที่ยึดได้ yakalayabilen, kavrayabilen 能捲纏而抓住的，適於抓住的 хапальний; пристосований для хапання قابل گرفت عضو có thể cầm nắm 能卷缠而抓住的，适于抓住的
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