Giraffes have tough prehensile tongues.
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Prehensile
/pɹɪˈhɛn.saɪl/
Synonyms for "prehensile" (48 found)
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6 entriesconceptual graspkeen understandingprehensile limbprehensile tailquick insightrapid comprehension
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5 entriesprehensile appendageprehensile gripprehensile limbprehensile organprehensile tail
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2 entriesmore prehensilemost prehensile
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2 entriesSample sentences
8 total sentences available.
The giraffe has a prehensile tongue.
Source: tatoeba (8552467)
The elephant's trunk is so prehensile that it can pick up a coin from the ground.
Source: tatoeba (10351296)
A tapir is a mammal with prehensile lips for eating tree foliage.
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