brachiate
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Latin brachiatus, from brachium (“arm, branch”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
brachiate (comparative more brachiate, superlative most brachiate)
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Etymology 2[edit]
Back-formation from brachiator.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
brachiate (third-person singular simple present brachiates, present participle brachiating, simple past and past participle brachiated)
- (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.