prehensility
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Prehensility — or Prehensile is the quality of an appendage or organ that has adapted for grasping or holding. The hands of primates are all prehensile to varying degrees, and many species have prehensile feet as well. The claws of cats are also prehensile.… … Wikipedia
prehensility — noun see prehensile … New Collegiate Dictionary
prehensility — prɪËhen sɪlÉ™tɪ n. quality of being capable of grasping, quality of being able to take hold, quality of being capable of seizing … English contemporary dictionary
prehensility — pre·hen·sil·i·ty … English syllables
prehensility — noun see prehensile … Useful english 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 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
primate — primatal, adj., n. primatial /pruy may sheuhl/, primatical /pruy mat i keuhl/, adj. /pruy mayt/ or, esp. for 1, /pruy mit/, n. 1. Eccles. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country. 2. any of various… … Universalium
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
Thumb — For other uses, see Thumb (disambiguation). Thumb The Thumb. Latin pollex, digitus primus, digitus I Artery … Wikipedia
