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prehension

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prehension [prē′hen·shən]
(physiology)
A movement that involves holding, seizing, or grasping.
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He looked pleased; pleased, and touched with ap- prehension at the same time.
A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context
A well-developed tail having been formed in an aquatic animal, it might subsequently come to be worked in for all sorts of purposes, as a fly-flapper, an organ of prehension, or as an aid in turning, as with the dog, though the aid must be slight, for the hare, with hardly any tail, can double quickly enough.
The Origin of Species by Darwin, Charles View in context
 
 
 
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