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Rank | Letters | Answer | Clue | |
1 | 99% | 4 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 27% | 5 | Animal with a prehensile snout | |
3 | 27% | 8 | *Swimmer with a prehensile tail | |
This Is Possibly Prehensile Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "TAIL" which means:
- noun
- • The posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
- • The time of the last part of something
- • Any projection that resembles the tail of an animal
- • The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- • A spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
- • (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head
- • The rear part of an aircraft
- • The rear part of a ship verb
- • Go after with the intent to catch
- • Remove or shorten the tail of an animal
- • Remove the stalk of fruits or berries adjective
- • Limited; abridged; reduced; curtailed.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The dog wagged its tail happily."
- • "The peacock displayed its colorful tail feathers."
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Clue Last Found In...
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New York Times24 Feb 1987 | Across 54 | |
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