| 释义 |
brach·i·ate
I. \ˈbrakēˌāt, -rāk-, -ēə̇t\ adjective
Etymology: Latin bracchiatus, brachiatus, from bracchium, brachium arm + -atus -ate
1. : having widely spreading branches arranged in alternating pairs
< the maple is brachiate >
— compare decussate
2. zoology : having arms
II. \-ēˌāt\ intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: brachi- + -ate
: to progress by swinging from one hold to another by the arms (as of the gibbon) |