prehensile
/prɪˈhensaɪl/adjective
- (chiefly of an animal's limb or tail) capable of grasping(主要指动物的四肢, 尾)能抓的, 能握的。
派生词
prehensility
noun词源
late 18th cent.: from French préhensile, from Latin prehens- 'grasped', from the verb prehendere, from prae 'before'+hendere 'to grasp'.