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Wiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: prehensile (Adjective). Able to take hold of and clasp objects; adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object. Some monkeys have prehensile tails which they use to pick things up.
One thing most monkeys in the Amazon rain forestâand throughout the rainforests of South and Central Americaâhave in common is a prehensile tail.âNew Worldâ monkeys use their long prehensile tails as a fifth arm or leg to wrap around tree branches.ommon types of monkeys in the Amazon rain forest include tamarins, howler monkeys, spider monkeys, capuchin monkeys, squirrel monkeys and marmosets.