PREHENSILE


Meaning of PREHENSILE in English

adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a prehensile tail technical (= able to hold things )

Many monkeys have prehensile tails.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Jehana was playing with one of the cats, a Suristani with a prehensile tail.

The Spider Monkey's prehensile tail, used as a fifth limb.

They use prehensile tails as fifth hands, dangling to reach sturdier branches or fresh green growth.

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