PREHENSILE in a Sentence

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Monkeys use not only their arms and legs but also their prehensile tails in traveling through the trees.

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 Meanings and Examples of PREHENSILE
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prehensile
 a.  capable of grasping or holding; having keen intellect
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1  Monkeys use not only their arms and legs but also their prehensile tails in traveling through the trees.