What is adapted to seize or grasp; seizing; grasping; as, the prehensile tail of a monkey called?
prehensile — Adapted to seize or grasp; seizing; grasping; as, the prehensile tail of a monkey. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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