adj.
- Hanging loosely; suspended: the pensile nest of the Baltimore oriole.
- Having or building a hanging nest. Used of birds.
[Latin pēnsilis, from pēnsus, past participle of pendēre, to hang.]
Dictionary:
pen·sile (pĕn'sīl')
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[Latin pēnsilis, from pēnsus, past participle of pendēre, to hang.]
| Thesaurus: pensile |
| Translations: Pensile |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - hængende
Nederlands (Dutch)
hangend, (vogel) die een hangend nest bouwt
Français (French)
adj. - pendant, suspendu, suspendu (nid d'oiseaux)
Deutsch (German)
adj. - herunterhängend
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κρεμαστός
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - pênsil
Español (Spanish)
adj. - pensil, colgante, que construye nidos colgantes
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - hängande, svävande
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
悬垂的, 筑悬巢的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 懸垂的, 築懸巢的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 매달린, 드리운, 흔들흔들하는
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) متدل, معلق
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - תלוי, מיטלטל, בונה קן תלוי (ציפור)
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