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View synonyms for extensile
extensile
[ ik-sten-suhl, -sahyl ]
adjective
, Chiefly Zoology, Anatomy.
- capable of being extended; adapted for stretching out; extensible; protrusible.
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Other Words From
- nonex·tensile adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of extensile1
First recorded in 1735–45; extens(ion) + -ile
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Example Sentences
It has an excessively long, slender muzzle, and a warm-like extensile tongue.
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It is really astonishing to see what large morsels they can dispose of with the assistance of their extensile mouths and stomachs.
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The only other North American birds that have a tongue built upon this plan are the hummingbirds, in which also it is extensile.
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They are, however, quite extensile, and can readily be made to hold three or four times this amount.
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All leeches are very extensile and can contract the body to a plump, pear-shaped form, or extend it to a long and worm-like shape.
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