adjective
- adapted for grasping or holding, especially by wrapping around something
Usage: biology
Examples
- Monkeys use their prehensile tails to swing from branch to branch.
- The elephant’s prehensile trunk can pick up objects as small as a peanut.
- Chameleons have prehensile tails that help them balance on thin branches.
- The octopus wrapped its prehensile tentacles around the jar.
- Some primates have prehensile feet that function almost like hands.
- The anteater’s prehensile tongue can extend up to two feet long.