prehension

Example Sentences

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But public ap prehension about the possible dangers of chemical insect killers is now shielding the hungry worms from DDT and other long-lasting poisons.

From Time Magazine Archive

But last week Philadelphia's Dr. William Likoff somberly warned the AHA that the "mild coronary" may have more cause for ap prehension than for gratitude.

From Time Magazine Archive

To gain this great advantage, the feet have been rendered flat; and the great toe has been peculiarly modified, though this has entailed the almost complete loss of its power of prehension.

From The Descent of Man by Darwin, Charles

In such cases an ox will use his tongue more in the prehension of food to make up for the incapacity of the lips.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

In the first section, the animals are furnished with a disk or umbrella of varying shape, which serves as a float, beneath which hang certain processes connected with the functions of prehension and digestion.

From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 423 Volume 17, New Series, February 7, 1852 by Chambers, William