brachiation

bra·chi·ate

B0439800 (brā′kē-ĭt, -āt′, brăk′ē-)adj. Zoology Having arms or armlike appendages.intr.v. (-āt′) bra·chi·at·ed, bra·chi·at·ing, bra·chi·ates To move by swinging with the arms from one hold to another, as certain apes do.

[Latin brācchiātus, from brācchium, arm. V., from New Latin brāchiāre, brāchiāt-, from brācchium; see brachium.]

bra′chi·a′tion n.

bra•chi•a•tion

(ˌbreɪ kiˈeɪ ʃən, ˌbræk i-)

n. locomotion accomplished by swinging by the arms from one hold to another. bra′chi•a`tor, n.

brachiation

a method of movement, characteristic of certain animals, by swinging with the arms from one hold to another.See also: Animals

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brachiation - swinging by the arms from branch to branchlocomotion, travel - self-propelled movement

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noun swinging by the arms from branch to branch

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