prehensile

Borrowed from French préhensile, from Latin perfect passive participle prehēnsus, from prehendō (“grasp, seize”) + adjective suffix -ile, from Latin -ilis.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pɹɪˈhɛn.saɪl/, /pɹiːˈhɛn.saɪl/
• (US) IPA^(key): /pɹiˈhɛnsəl/

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prehensile (not comparable)

1. (zoology) Able to take hold of and clasp objects; adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object.

   Some monkeys have prehensile tails which they use to pick things up.

• prehensive