释义 |
prehensory, a. rare.|prɪˈhɛnsərɪ| [ad. mod.L. prehensōri-us, f. as prec.: see -ory2.] Adapted for seizing or laying hold: = prehensive.
1826Kirby & Spence Entomol. III. xxxi. 240 The pupæ [of Libellulina] are furnished with a prehensory mask. 1835Kirby Hab. & Inst. Anim. II. xiii. 10 The prehensory organs or arms. |