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Definitions for brachiate
ˈbreɪ ki ɪt, -ˌeɪt, ˈbræk i-; -ˌeɪtbrachi·ate

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. brachiateadjective

    having widely spreading paired branches

    "maples are brachiate"

  2. brachiateverb

    having arms or armlike appendages

  3. brachiateverb

    swing from one hold to the next

    "the monkeys brachiate"

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  1. brachiate

    Brachiate is a term primarily used in zoology to describe a specific form of movement where an animal or organism primarily uses its arms for locomotion. This is commonly observed in animals such as apes and monkeys, specifically in activities such as swinging from branch to branch.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Brachiateadjective

    having branches in pairs, decussated, all nearly horizontal, and each pair at right angles with the next, as in the maple and lilac

Editors Contribution

  1. brachiate

    From the Greek "βραχίων," meaning "arm," from which "bracheotomy," (Latin "brachium")


    Submitted by anonymous on February 27, 2018  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of brachiate in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of brachiate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4


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