prehensile

[US]/prɪˈhensaɪl/
[UK]/prɪˈhensl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. capable de saisir

Phrases & Collocations

prehensile tail

queue préhensile

prehensile hands

mains préhensiles

Example Sentences

the prehensile tail of a monkey

la queue préhensile d'un singe

a monkey's prehensile tail.

la queue préhensile d'un singe.

the long prehensile proboscis of an elephant

le long proboscis préhensile d'un éléphant

Poets are those strangely prehensile men.

Les poètes sont ces hommes étrangement préhensifs.

A monkey has a prehensile tail.

Un singe a une queue préhensile.

A civet(Arctictis binturong) of southeast Asia with a long, prehensile tail.

Un civet (Arctictis binturong) d'Asie du Sud-Est doté d'une longue queue préhensile.

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