prehensile tail

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• Prehensile tail — A prehensile tail is the tail of an animal that has adapted to be able to grasp and/or hold objects. Fully prehensile tails can be used to hold and manipulate objects, and in particular to aid arboreal creatures in finding and eating food in the… …   Wikipedia

• Prehensile-tailed porcupine — Prehensile tailed porcupines Temporal range: Late Pleistocene to Recent Coendou prehensilis Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

• Prehensile — Pre*hen sile, a. [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. pr[ e]hensile. See {Get}, and cf. {Prison}, {Prize}, n.] Adapted to seize or grasp; seizing;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Prehensile feet — are lower limbs that possess prehensility, the ability to grasp like a hand. They are most commonly observed in monkeys, who similarly possess prehensile tails, and apes.Due to the development of bipedalism in humans, the hands became the focus… …   Wikipedia

• Tail — The tail is the section at the rear end of an animal s body; in general, the term refers to a distinct, flexible appendage to the torso. It is the part of the body that corresponds roughly to the sacrum and coccyx in mammals and birds. While… …   Wikipedia

• prehensile — adjective Etymology: French préhensile, from Latin prehensus, past participle of prehendere to seize more at get Date: circa 1785 1. adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around < prehensile tail > 2. gifted with mental grasp or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• prehensile — prehensility /pree hen sil i tee/, n. /pri hen sil, suyl/, adj. 1. adapted for seizing, grasping, or taking hold of something: a prehensile tail. 2. able to perceive quickly; having keen mental grasp. 3. greedy; grasping; avaricious. [1781 85; …   Universalium

• prehensile — pre|hen|sile [prıˈhensaıl US səl] adj technical [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: préhensile, from Latin prehendere to seize ] a prehensile tail, foot etc can curl around things and hold on to them …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• prehensile — Adapted for taking hold of or grasping. [L. prehendo, pp. hensus, to lay hold of, seize] * * * pre·hen·sile prē hen(t) səl, hen .sīl adj adapted for seizing or grasping esp. by wrapping around <prehensile tail> pre·hen·sil·i·ty (.)prē .hen… …   Medical dictionary

• prehensile — pre|hen|sile [ prı hensəl ] adjective TECHNICAL a prehensile tail or other body part can wrap around objects and hold onto them tightly …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• prehensile — adjective technical a prehensile tail, foot etc can curl round things and hold on to them …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English