prehensile
adapted for grasping
Roots
Other words with the prehend root
- apprehend: to grasp, understand, or arrest
- apprehension: anxiety; understanding; arrest
- apprehensive: anxious or uneasy
- apprise: to inform or notify someone
- comprehend: to understand fully
- comprehensive: complete and wide-ranging
Prehensile tails and hands are built to grasp.
The monkey curled its prehensile tail around the branch.