prehension
Example Sentences
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But public ap prehension about the possible dangers of chemical insect killers is now shielding the hungry worms from DDT and other long-lasting poisons.
From Time Magazine Archive
But last week Philadelphia's Dr. William Likoff somberly warned the AHA that the "mild coronary" may have more cause for ap prehension than for gratitude.
From Time Magazine Archive
In a few Ostracoda, by a rare exception, the masticatory process is reduced or suppressed, and the palp alone remains, forming a pediform appendage used in locomotion as well as in the prehension of food.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
When the tongue is affected, it is swollen and painful, and prehension and mastication of the food may be impossible.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by R. A. Craig, D.V.M.
In such cases an ox will use his tongue more in the prehension of food to make up for the incapacity of the lips.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
