extensile

/ik-sten-suhl, -sahyl/US // ɪkˈstɛn səl, -saɪl //

延伸性,伸缩性,延伸性的,延长

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

1
Chiefly Zoology, Anatomy.
- : capable of being extended; adapted for stretching out; extensible; protrusible.

adj.extensible

Synonyms

It has an excessively long, slender muzzle, and a warm-like extensile tongue.
It is really astonishing to see what large morsels they can dispose of with the assistance of their extensile mouths and stomachs.
The only other North American birds that have a tongue built upon this plan are the hummingbirds, in which also it is extensile.
They are, however, quite extensile, and can readily be made to hold three or four times this amount.
All leeches are very extensile and can contract the body to a plump, pear-shaped form, or extend it to a long and worm-like shape.

/ik-sten-suhl, -sahyl/US // ɪkˈstɛn səl, -saɪl //

延伸性,伸缩性,延伸性的,延长

adj.形容词 adjective

1
Chiefly Zoology, Anatomy.
- : capable of being extended; adapted for stretching out; extensible; protrusible.

adj.extensible

Synonyms

It has an excessively long, slender muzzle, and a warm-like extensile tongue.
It is really astonishing to see what large morsels they can dispose of with the assistance of their extensile mouths and stomachs.
The only other North American birds that have a tongue built upon this plan are the hummingbirds, in which also it is extensile.
They are, however, quite extensile, and can readily be made to hold three or four times this amount.
All leeches are very extensile and can contract the body to a plump, pear-shaped form, or extend it to a long and worm-like shape.