brachiate

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin brachiatus, from brachium (“arm, branch”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɹækɪət/

Adjective

brachiate (comparative more brachiate, superlative most brachiate)

  1. Having decussate branches.

Etymology 2

Back-formation from brachiator.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɹækɪeɪt/

Verb

brachiate (third-person singular simple present brachiates, present participle brachiating, simple past and past participle brachiated)

  1. (intransitive) To move like a brachiator; to swing from branch to branch, advance by brachiation.
    […] brachiating from handhold to handhold like chimpanzees in a jungle.
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