brachiate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.2 Adjective 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Pronunciation 1.2.2 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

From Latin brachiatus, from brachium ‘arm, branch’.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbrækɪət/

[edit] Adjective

brachiate (comparative more brachiate, superlative most brachiate)

1. Having decussate branches.

[edit] Etymology 2

Back-formation from brachiator.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbrækɪeɪt/

[edit] Verb

to 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.