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prehensile (adjective)

prehensile /priːˈhɛnsəl/ Brit /priːˈhɛnsajəl/ adjective

prehensile

/priːˈhɛnsəl/ Brit /priːˈhɛnsajəl/

adjective

Britannica Dictionary definition of PREHENSILE

technical

: capable of grabbing or holding something by wrapping around it

The monkey has a prehensile tail.
The elephant has a prehensile trunk.

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