brachiate

brachiate
verb
  1. [noobj., usu. with adverbial of direction](of certain apes) move by using the arms or swing from branch to branch
    (猴等)用双臂吊荡树枝前进
adjective
  1. (Biology)branched, especially having widely spread paired branches on alternate sides
    (生)有枝的(尤指交互对生枝的,十字对生的)
    ■having arms
    有臂的
派生
brachiation
noun
brachiator
noun
语源
  1. mid 18th cent. (originally in the sense 'having paired branches'): from Latin brachium 'arm' + -ate
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