From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishprehensilepre‧hen‧sile /prɪˈhensaɪl $ -səl/ adjective technical HBAa prehensile tail, foot etc can curl around things and hold on to them
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prehensile• The Spider Monkey's prehensile tail, used as a fifth limb.• Jehana was playing with one of the cats, a Suristani with a prehensile tail.• They use prehensile tails as fifth hands, dangling to reach sturdier branches or fresh green growth.Origin prehensile (1700-1800) French préhensile, from Latin prehendere “to seize” 