prehension
[pri-hen-shuh n]
noun
the act of seizing or grasping.
mental apprehension.
Origin of prehension
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Related Words for prehension
insight, perception, knowledge, intelligence, sense, awareness, realization, grasp, judgment, recognition, apprehension, grip, intuition, sharpness, wit, intellect, discrimination, acumen, knowing, kenExamples from the Web for prehension
Historical Examples of prehension
Having for its function the narrowing of the orifice it surrounds, it acts during suction and in the prehension of food.
Artistic Anatomy of Animalsdouard Cuyer
The mantis reminds one of a small, green monkey, the fore pair of legs being well developed and used in prehension.
The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde"George Davidson
Both toad and crayfish have organs for the prehension of food, its digestion and its assimilation.
Elementary Zoology, Second EditionVernon L. Kellogg
The extensions of the body-substance which are put forth by the Rhizopoda at will, and which serve for locomotion and prehension.
The Ancient Life History of the EarthHenry Alleyne Nicholson
Upon this emancipation followed the liberation of jaws and mouth from their use as organs of prehension.
Prehistoric ManW. L. H. Duckworth
prehension
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prehension
[prē-hĕn′shən]
n.
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