prehensile
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Prehensile Antenn�.—I examined these in the larv� presently to be mentioned, and therefore they were in better condition than in the mature animal when cemented.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles
The customary mistletoe, Prehensile on the apple-bough, Invites the usual kiss.
From The Battle of the Bays by Seaman, Owen, Sir
Prehensile, prē-hen′sil, adj. seizing: adapted for seizing or holding—also Prehen′sory.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
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