Definitionadj. adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object
Last update: September 2, 2015
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Lizards have prehensile tongue which helps them to catch their prey. [adjective]
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Prehensile tails are found on animals which live mainly in forested areas. [adjective]
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In terms of having particularly prehensile toes, however, this is an attribute I inherited from my father. [adjective]
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Nearly allied is the Australian family Dasyuridae, characterized by the presence of only four pairs of upper incisors, the generally small and rudimentary condition of the first hind toe, which can but seldom be opposed to the rest, and the absence of prehensile power in the tail; the pouch being either present or absent, and the fore feet always five-toed. [Please select]
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189 "prehensile tales" for "prehensile tails" 190 "more about" should read "move about" 195 "Good evening, Uncle Thomas." [Please select]
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The first of the sub-families includes the monkeys with prehensile tails. [Please select]
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The prehensile part of the tail is naked and of extreme sensibility. [Please select]
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The prehensile antennæ of the larva will presently be described under the male. [Please select]
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The action of boiling caustic potash is very useful in cleaning the prehensile antennæ. [Please select]
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_) Terminal or basal point, with the prehensile larval antennæ, represented on rather too large a scale. [Please select]
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