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
Very often one or other of the appendages may be modified for prehension, the seizing of prey or the holding of a mate.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
It accords with the principle of the division of physiological labour, prevailing throughout the animal kingdom, that as the hands became perfected for prehension, the feet should have become perfected for support and locomotion.
From The Descent of Man by Charles Darwin
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
