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prehensile

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French préhensile, from Latin perfect passive participle preh?nsus, from prehend? (“grasp, seize”) + adjective suffix -ile, from Latin -ilis.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /p???h?n.sa?l/
  • (US) IPA(key): /p?i?h?ns?l/

Adjective

prehensile (not comparable)

  1. (zoology) Able to take hold of and clasp objects; adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • prehensive

Translations

prehensile From the web:

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kinkajou

English

Alternative forms

  • kincajou

Etymology

From French quincajou, from an Algonquian word, probably originally meaning ‘wolverine’ (compare Algonquin Kwingwaage, Ojibwe gwiingwa'aage (“wolverine”)), which was later transferred to the South American animal. Related to carcajou.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?k??k??d?u?/, /?k??k???u?/

Noun

kinkajou (plural kinkajous)

  1. Potos flavus, a carnivorous mammal of Central America and South America with a long, prehensile tail, related to the raccoon.
    Synonyms: honey bear, potto

Translations

Further reading

  • kinkajou on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • kinkajou on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

French

Alternative forms

  • kincajou
  • quincajou (obsolete)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /k??.ka.?u/

Noun

kinkajou m (plural kinkajous)

  1. kinkajou
  2. (obsolete) wolverine

kinkajou From the web:

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  • what do kinkajous look like
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