| 1. | adapted for seizing, grasping, or taking hold of something: a prehensile tail. |
| 2. | able to perceive quickly; having keen mental grasp. |
| 3. | greedy; grasping; avaricious. |

prehensile pre·hen·sile (prē-hěn'səl, -sīl')
adj.
Adapted for seizing, grasping, or holding, especially by wrapping around an object.