Sentence example with the word 'prehension'

prehension

Definition n. the act of gripping something firmly with the hands

Last update: November 3, 2015

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It is covered with numerous large papillae, and forms, like the trunk of the elephant, an admirable organ for the examination and prehension of food.   [Please select]

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There is a desire to eat, and frequent attempts to take food are made, but prehension is very difficult.   [Please select]

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The trophi serve merely for the prehension of prey, and not for mastication.   [Please select]

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Having for its function the narrowing of the orifice it surrounds, it acts during suction and in the prehension of food.   [Please select]

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In such cases an ox will use his tongue more in the prehension of food to make up for the incapacity of the lips.   [Please select]

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The number of metacarpals and digits diminishes in proportion as the limbs cease to be organs of prehension, and become more exclusively organs of support and locomotion.   [Please select]

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prehensile - prehension - prehistoric