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The answer PREHENSILE has 11 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of prehensile in various dictionaries:
adj - adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object
adj - having a keen intellect
adj - immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
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| Often used to describe certain monkeys' tails, this adjective means "able to grasp" |
| Found in Central & South American forests, the spider monkey hangs from trees by this type of tail |
| (Kelly gives the clue from the Madikwe Game Reserve in South Africa)Giraffes are well adapted for tearing leaves and young shoots from trees, including a 20-inch grasping tongue that is classified as this, from the Latin for "to seize." |
| This adjective is used to describe the gripping ability of the tails of New World monkeys |
| Meaning adapted for seizing or grasping, it often describes a monkey's tail |
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| (chiefly of an animal's limb or tail) capable of grasping. |
| (of parts of the body) able to hold on to things, especially by curling around them: |
| Adapted for seizing, grasping, or holding, especially by wrapping around an object: a monkey's prehensile tail. |
| Having keen intellect insightful. |
| Greedy grasping. |
| having a keen intellect |
| adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object |
| immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth |
| Prehensile might refer to |
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| Prehensility is the quality of an appendage or organ that has adapted for grasping or holding. The word is derived from the Latin term prehendere, meaning "to grasp". |