pensile

[ pen-sahyl, -sil ]
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adjective
  1. hanging, as the nests of certain birds.

  2. building a hanging nest.

Origin of pensile

1
1595–1605; <Latin pēnsilis hanging down, equivalent to pēns(us) past participle of pendēre to hang (equivalent to pend- verb stem + -tus past participle suffix, with dt>s) + -ilis-ile

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British Dictionary definitions for pensile

pensile

/ (ˈpɛnsaɪl) /


adjective
  1. ornithol designating or building a hanging nest: pensile birds

Origin of pensile

1
C17: from Latin pensilis hanging down, from pendēre to hang

Derived forms of pensile

  • pensility (pɛnˈsɪlɪtɪ) or pensileness, noun

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