What does Prehensile mean?
Definitions for Prehensile
prɪˈhɛn sɪl, -saɪlpre·hen·sile
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Princeton's WordNet
prehensileadjective
adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object
"a monkey's prehensile tail"
prehensileadjective
having a keen intellect
"poets--those gifted strangely prehensile men"- A.T.Quiller-Couch
avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensileadjective
immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
"they are avaricious and will do anything for money"; "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"; "a grasping old miser"; "grasping commercialism"; "greedy for money and power"; "grew richer and greedier"; "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees"
Wiktionary
prehensileadjective
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.
Etymology: From préhensile, from perfect passive participle prehensus, from prehendo, + adjective suffix -ile, from -ilis.
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prehensile
Prehensile refers to the ability or adaptation of certain body parts in some species to grasp or hold objects, often seen in appendages like tails or limbs. This word is most often used in the context of animals, including monkeys, elephants, and seahorses.
Webster Dictionary
Prehensilenoun
adapted to seize or grasp; seizing; grasping; as, the prehensile tail of a monkey
Etymology: [L. prehensus, p. p. of prehendere to lay hold of, seize; pre- (equiv. to prae before) + hendere (in comp.), akin to E. get: cf. F. prhensile. See Get, and cf. Prison, Prize, n.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Prehensile
prē-hen′sil, adj. seizing: adapted for seizing or holding—also Prehen′sory.—adj. Prehen′sible, that may be seized.—ns. Prehen′sion, act of seizing or taking hold; Prehen′sor, one who takes hold. [L. pre-hendĕre, -hensum, to seize.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Prehensile in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Prehensile in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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