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brachiation

Variant of brachiate

adjective

having widely spreading branches, alternately arranged

Origin: < brachio- + -ate

intransitive verb brachiated, brachiating

to swing arm over arm from one hold to the next, as certain apes and monkeys do

Related Forms:

brachiation noun
brachiator noun

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