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prehension (s) (noun), prehensions (pl)
The act of grasping, taking hold, or gripping something, especially with the hands: Mary was in the kitchen cooking dinner where she had a lot of prehensions to perform before the meal would be ready for consumption by her family.

Many monkeys use tail prehensions when climbing around in trees.

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