clutches vs prehension

clutches and prehension both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
clutches	Yes	No	No	No
prehension	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, prehension is a hypernym of clutches; that is, prehension is a word with a broader meaning than clutches:

clutches: the act of grasping
prehension: the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)

Other hypernyms of clutches include grasping, seizing, taking hold.

clutches (noun)	prehension (noun)
the act of grasping	the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)