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On this page you'll find 7 example sentences with Prehensile. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as intelligent or avaricious and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.

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Prehensile in a sentence

Prehensile meaning

Able to take hold of and clasp objects; adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object.

Synonyms of Prehensile

nonprehensile intelligent avaricious covetous grabby grasping greedy acquisitive

Related words

Other words often associated with Prehensile or its synonyms:

wishful desirous voracious discernment brainy predatory control alert innate accumulative plundering envious

Using Prehensile

  • The main meaning on this page is: Able to take hold of and clasp objects; adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object.
  • Useful related words include: nonprehensile, intelligent, avaricious, covetous.
  • In the example corpus, prehensile often appears in combinations such as: prehensile tails, prehensile tongue, have prehensile.

Context around Prehensile

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 16.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

long 1× unique 1× flexible 1×

Often after:

tails 2× tongue 2× organ 1× lips 1× upper 1×

Sentence patterns with Prehensile

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a long prehensile tongue which 1× a unique prehensile organ for 1× creatures with prehensile tails arboreal 1× have a prehensile tongue 1× large flexible prehensile upper lip 1× manatee has prehensile lips the 1× some have prehensile tails 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

among the known 1× another similarity to 1× the manatee has 1× their mouthparts are 1× they are eyeless 1×

Common sentence endings:

a prehensile tongue 1× arboreal in nature 1× can move independently 1× for grasping prey 1× grasses and leaves 1× have prehensile tails 1×

Words around Prehensile

Just before it in the word index:

preheats 3 preheating 10 preheaters 2 preheated 21 preheat 75 pregroove 4

Just after it in the word index:

prehension 4 prehispanic 2 prehistoric 254 prehistorical 3 prehistorically 2 prehistory 93

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 14 aamer 14 aave 14 abadan 14 abdelmadjid 14 abdulkarim 14

Corpus analysis for Prehensile

  • In this selection, "prehensile" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 16.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, long, unique, flexible, tails, tongue and organ stand out and add context to how "prehensile" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a long prehensile tongue which and a unique prehensile organ for. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "prehensile" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with prehensile

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

They have a large, flexible, prehensile upper lip. (8 words)

They are eyeless, earless, and have a prehensile tongue. (9 words)

Most also have opposable thumbs and some have prehensile tails. (10 words)

Longer example sentences

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. (27 words)

Among the known races in Pellucidar are: * The Ape Men - A race of black ape -like creatures with prehensile tails; arboreal in nature. (23 words)

The manatee has prehensile lips; the upper lip pad is split into left and right sides which can move independently. (20 words)

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.

Common combinations with prehensile

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "prehensile" in a sentence?
An example: "Among the known races in Pellucidar are: * The Ape Men - A race of black ape -like creatures with prehensile tails; arboreal in nature." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "prehensile" from authentic English texts.
What does "prehensile" mean?
Prehensile means: Able to take hold of and clasp objects; adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object.
What are synonyms of "prehensile"?
Common synonyms of "prehensile" include: nonprehensile, intelligent, avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, acquisitive.
How many example sentences with "prehensile" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "prehensile", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.