PREHENSILE


Meaning of PREHENSILE in English

— prehensility /pree'hen sil"i tee/ , n.

/pri hen"sil, -suyl/ , adj.

1. adapted for seizing, grasping, or taking hold of something: a prehensile tail.

2. able to perceive quickly; having keen mental grasp.

3. greedy; grasping; avaricious.

[ 1781-85; préhensile (coined by Buffon), equiv. to L prehens ( us ) (see PREHENSION) + F -ile -ILE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .