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Definition of: prehensile
(pri·hen′sil) adjective
Adapted for grasping or holding; formed to grasp or coil around and cling to objects, as the tail of a monkey. [<F préhensile]
—pre·hen·sil·i·ty (prē′hen·sil′ə·tē) noun
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