prehensile
Able to take hold of and clasp objectsAble to take hold of and clasp objects; adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object.
» The elephant's trunk is so prehensile that it can pick up a coin from the ground.
У слона такой цепкий хобот, что он может поднять монету с пола.
Значение
значений: 1(без степеней сравнения)Able to take hold of and clasp objects; adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object.
Some monkeys have prehensile tails which they use to pick things up.
це́пкийcépkij, хвата́тельныйxvatátelʹnyj
adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object
Примеры
предложений: 6The elephant's trunk is so prehensile that it can pick up a coin from the ground.
У слона такой цепкий хобот, что он может поднять монету с пола. — Selena777
The giraffe has a prehensile tongue.
A tapir is a mammal with prehensile lips for eating tree foliage.
Giraffes have tough prehensile tongues.
The octopus's tentacles are prehensile.
Переводы
языков: 6По значениям 1
Происхождение
Borrowed from French préhensile, from Latin perfect passive participle prehēnsus, from preBorrowed from French préhensile, from Latin perfect passive participle prehēnsus, from prehendō (“grasp, seize”) + adjective suffix -ile, from Latin -ilis.
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Синонимы
синонимов: 5- immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth:avariciouscovetousgrabbygraspinggreedy