adjective · rare

prehensile

жадібний, жадний, жадливий

цепкий, хватательный

gierig, habgierig, gefräßig

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

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UK/pɹɪˈhɛn.saɪl/US/pɹiˈhɛnsəl/

» The giraffe has a prehensile tongue.

Meaning

1 senses

(not comparable)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

Examples

6 sentences

The giraffe has a prehensile tongue.
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A tapir is a mammal with prehensile lips for eating tree foliage.
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Giraffes have tough prehensile tongues.
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The octopus's tentacles are prehensile.
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The elephant's trunk is so prehensile that it can pick up a coin from the ground.
ruУ слона такой цепкий хобот, что он может поднять монету с пола.
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Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

able to take hold of objects:

Origin

Borrowed from French préhensile, from Latin perfect passive participle prehēnsus, from pre

Borrowed from French préhensile, from Latin perfect passive participle prehēnsus, from prehendō (“grasp, seize”) + adjective suffix -ile, from Latin -ilis.

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