pen|sile

pen|sile
pen|sile1 «PEHN suhl», adjective.
1. hanging down; pendent.
2. building a hanging nest: »

a pensile bird.

[< Latin pēnsilis < pendēre to hang]
pen|sile2 or pen|sil «PEHN suhl», noun.
= pencel. (Cf.pencel)

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