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Prehensile
Prehensile meaning
Able to take hold of and clasp objects; adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object.
Synonyms of Prehensile
Example sentences (7)
Among the known races in Pellucidar are: * The Ape Men - A race of black ape -like creatures with prehensile tails; arboreal in nature.
Another similarity to the okapi, though the bongo is unrelated, is that the bongo has a long prehensile tongue which it uses to grasp grasses and leaves.
Most also have opposable thumbs and some have prehensile tails.
Their mouthparts are modified, with the labium being adapted into a unique prehensile organ for grasping prey.
The manatee has prehensile lips; the upper lip pad is split into left and right sides which can move independently.
They are eyeless, earless, and have a prehensile tongue.
They have a large, flexible, prehensile upper lip.