BRACHIATE


Meaning of BRACHIATE in English

v. & adj.

--v.intr. (of certain apes and monkeys) move by using the arms to swing from branch to branch.

--adj. Biol.

1. having arms.

2 having paired branches on alternate sides.

Derivatives:

brachiation n. brachiator n.

Etymology: L bra(c)chium arm

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.