Definition: (noun) The act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles).
Synonyms: taking hold, grasping, seizing.
Usage: A well-developed tail … might subsequently come to be worked in for all sorts of purposes, as a fly-flapper, an organ of prehension, or as an aid in turning.
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