HyperDic: prehensor

English > 1 sense of the word prehensor:
NOUNanimalprehensorthe anterior pair of legs of a centipede that are modified to seize prey and inject venom from the toxicognaths
English > prehensor: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningThe anterior pair of legs of a centipede that are modified to seize prey and inject venom from the toxicognaths.
BroaderlegA structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion

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