prehensile in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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prehensile in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for prehensile in the English»Italian Dictionary

prehensile [pri:·ˈhen·sɪl] ADJ

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It can clamber through and cling to the seaweed stalks with its prehensile pectoral fins.
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First, the animal selects pieces of forage and picks up finer foods, such as grain, with sensitive, prehensile, lips.
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They do so primarily with their prehensile upper lip and tongue.
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These tentacles are somewhat prehensile, to the extent that they can be used to cheat in card games.
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When a baby is sitting down, its prehensile feet assume a curled-in posture, much like what is observed in an adult chimp.
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It has prehensile pectoral fins, helping it to move along the seabed, and giving it its four-armed appearance.
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They are predaceous, and catch their prey with their modified prehensile antennae.
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They have a large, flexible, prehensile upper lip.
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The giraffe's prehensile tongue is about 50cm in long.
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Among the most notable changes was a prehensile tongue.
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