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brachiate

brac·hiate

UK/ˈbɹækɪeɪt/ uncommon
adjective (2) verb (1)

adjective

1.

having widely spreading paired branches

  • “maples are brachiate”
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2.

having arms or armlike appendages

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verb

1.

swing from one hold to the next

  • “the monkeys brachiate”

Origin

Borrowed from Latin brachiātus, from brachium (“arm, branch”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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