- nonprehensile
- nonprehensile onprehensile adj. not prehensile; as, cats have a nonprehensile tail. Opposite of {prehensile}. [WordNet 1.5]
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nonprehensile — adj. * * * … Universalium
nonprehensile — adjective Not prehensile … Wiktionary
nonprehensile — non·prehensile … English syllables
nonprehensile — adjective not prehensile • Ant: ↑prehensile * * * | ̷ ̷+ adjective : not prehensile * * * adj … Useful english dictionary
squirrel monkey — either of two small, long tailed monkeys, Saimiri oerstedii of Central America and S. sciureus of South America, having a small white face with black muzzle and gold, brown, or greenish fur: S. oerstedii is endangered. [1765 75] * * * Any of… … Universalium
Marmoset — Mar mo*set (m[aum]r m[ o]*z[e^]t ; 277), n. [F. marmouset a grotesque figure, an ugly little boy, prob. fr. LL. marmoretum, fr. L. marmor marble. Perhaps confused with marmot. See {Marble}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small South… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
squirrel monkey — Marmoset Mar mo*set (m[aum]r m[ o]*z[e^]t ; 277), n. [F. marmouset a grotesque figure, an ugly little boy, prob. fr. LL. marmoretum, fr. L. marmor marble. Perhaps confused with marmot. See {Marble}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Doria's Tree-kangaroo — Doria s Tree kangaroo[1] Conservation status … Wikipedia
squirrelmonkey — squirrel monkey n. Any of several small, brightly colored arboreal monkeys of the genus Saimiri, widely distributed in South and Central American tropical forest regions, having a white face with black nose and mouth, short fur, and a long… … Universalium
catarrhine — /kat euh ruyn /, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the group Catarrhini, comprising humans, anthropoid apes, and Old World monkeys, having the nostrils close together and opening downward and a nonprehensile, often greatly reduced or vestigial… … Universalium
