prehensile

(prē-hĕn'səl, -sīl')
adj.

1. Adapted for seizing, grasping, or holding, especially by wrapping around an object: a monkey's prehensile tail.
2. Having keen intellect; insightful.
3. Greedy; grasping.

[French préhensile, from Latin prehēnsus, past participle of prehendere, to grasp.]

prehensility pre'hen·sil'i·ty (-sĭl'ĭ-tē) n.

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(prē-hĕn'səl, -sīl')
adj.

Adapted for seizing, grasping, or holding, especially by wrapping around an object.

pre'hen·sil'i·ty (-sĭl'ĭ-tē) n.

Adapted for grasping or seizing.

See words rhyming with "prehensile."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - gribe-

Nederlands (Dutch)
(lichaamsdeel) aangepast voor grijpen

Français (French)
adj. - préhensile

Deutsch (German)
adj. - (Zoo.) Greif-

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (ζωολ.) συλληπτήριος

Italiano (Italian)
prensile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - preênsil

Русский (Russian)
приспособленный для хватания

Español (Spanish)
adj. - prensil

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - grip-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
适于抓住的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 適於抓住的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 쥐기에 적당한, 잡는 힘이 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 把握力のある, 掴むのに適した

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) قادر على القبض, إطباقي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לופת, תופס‬

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