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prehensile

🇬🇧 UK/pri'hensail/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Capable of grasping or holding objects, especially by wrapping around them.

能抓握的,善于抓握的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
prehensto grasp, seize, take hold of
+
ilecapable of, relating to
=prehensile

Common Collocations

  • 1.prehensile tail抓握尾
  • 2.prehensile grip抓握力
  • 3.[prehensile limb]抓握肢体
  • 4.[prehensile fingers]善于抓握的手指

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The spider monkey uses its prehensile tail to swing effortlessly between branches.

  • 2.

    Chameleons are equipped with prehensile feet that allow them to grip narrow branches.

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