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 Definitions of brachiate  [ˈbreɪ ki əl, ˈbræk i-]  

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Definition of 'brachiate' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1.  brachiate
Zool. having arms.

2. (v.i.) brachiate
to progress by means of brachiation.

Etymology:  (1825–35; < L brāchiātus with branches like arms. See brachium)

Definition of 'brachiate' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) brachiate
having widely spreading paired branches
"maples are brachiate"

2. (verb) brachiate
having arms or armlike appendages

3. (verb) brachiate
swing from one hold to the next
"the monkeys brachiate"


Definition of 'brachiate' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) brachiate
having branches in pairs, decussated, all nearly horizontal, and each pair at right angles with the next, as in the maple and lilac



'brachiate' - Nearby Entries  

brachial  brachial plexus  brachial vein  brachiate  brachiation  brachinus  brachiocephalic vein  



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