Editing Prehensility (section)

{{redirect|Prehension|the philosophical|Alfred North Whitehead#Theory of perception}}
{{short description|Quality of an appendage or organ that has adapted for grasping or holding}}
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[[Image:Prehensile (PSF).png|thumb|A [[prehensile tail]]]]
'''Prehensility''' is the quality of an [[appendage]] or [[organ (anatomy)|organ]] that has [[Adaptation (biology)|adapted]] for [[grasp]]ing or holding. The word is derived from the [[Latin]] term ''prehendere'', meaning "to grasp". The ability to grasp is likely derived from a number of different origins. The most common are tree-climbing and the need to manipulate food.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Böhmer|first1=Christine|last2=Fabre|first2=Anne-Claire|last3=Taverne|first3=Maxime|last4=Herbin|first4=Marc|last5=Peigné|first5=Stéphane|last6=Herrel|first6=Anthony|date=2019-04-27|title=Functional relationship between myology and ecology in carnivores: do forelimb muscles reflect adaptations to prehension?|journal=Biological Journal of the Linnean Society|volume=127|issue=3|pages=661–680|doi=10.1093/biolinnean/blz036|issn=0024-4066|doi-access=free}}</ref>

[[File:Giraffe's tongue.jpg|thumb|Giraffe's prehensile [[tongue]]]]