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bra·chi·ate
[adj. brey-kee-it, -eyt, brak-ee-; v. brey-kee-eyt, brak-ee-] adjective, verb, bra·chi·at·ed, bra·chi·at·ing. adjective
1.
Botany. having widely spreading branches in alternate pairs.
2.
Zoology. having arms.
verb (used without object)
3.
to progress by means of brachiation.
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| brachiate | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | botany having widely divergent paired branches |
| —vb | |
| 2. | (intr) (of some arboreal apes and monkeys) to swing by the arms from one hold to the next |
| [C19: from Latin bracchiātus with armlike branches] | |
| brachi'ation | |
| —n | |
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