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non·pre·hen·sile | \ ˌnän-ˈprē-ˈhen(t)-səl 
, -ˈhen-ˌsī(-ə)l \
, -ˈhen-ˌsī(-ə)l \Definition of nonprehensile
: not adapted for or involving grasping or seizing : not prehensile nonprehensile tails nonprehensile manipulation of objects
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The first known use of nonprehensile was in 1832
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