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bra·chi·ate  (brk-t, -t, brk-)

adj. Zoology

Having arms or armlike appendages.

intr.v. (-t) 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.

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[Latin brcchitus, from brcchium, arm. V., from New Latin brchire, brchit-, from brcchium; see brachium.]

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brachi·ation n.

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brachiate

adj [ˈbreɪkɪɪt -ˌeɪt ˈbræk-]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany having widely divergent paired branches

vb [ˈbreɪkɪˌeɪt ˈbræk-]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (intr) (of some arboreal apes and monkeys) to swing by the arms from one hold to the next

[from Latin bracchiātus with armlike branches]

brachiation  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	brachiate - swing from one hold to the next; "the monkeys brachiate" sway, swing - move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner; "He swung back"
Adj.	1.	brachiate - having widely spreading paired branches; "maples are brachiate" phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants branchy - having many branches; "a branchy tree trunk"
	2.	brachiate - having arms or armlike appendages zoological science, zoology - the branch of biology that studies animals armed - having arms or arms as specified; used especially in combination; "the many-armed goddess Shiva"