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How to pronounce “prehensile”
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Pronunciation guide for prehensile
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of prehensile with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 1 YouTube example
- Real speech example
- The birds and the bees are just the beginning
And the tapir has a prehensile penis.
- Definition summary
- (zoology) Able to take hold of and clasp objects; adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object.
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How to pronounce prehensile
The birds and the bees are just the beginning

And the tapir has a prehensile penis.
Example Sentences
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Meaning
- [Adjective]
- (zoology) Able to take hold of and clasp objects; adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object.
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