brachiate

US: (adj. brā′kē it, -āt′, brak′ē-; v. brā′kē āt′, brak′ē-)

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bra•chi•ate  (adj. brā′kē it, -āt′, brak′ē-;v. brā′kē āt′, brak′ē-), adj., v., -at•ed, -at•ing. 
adj. 

1. Botany having widely spreading branches in alternate pairs.
2. Zoology having arms.

v.i. 

3. Zoology to progress by means of brachiation.

• Latin brāchiātus with branches like arms. See brachi-, -ate¹
• 1825–35

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brachiate adjective / ˈbreɪkɪɪt -ˌeɪt ˈbræk-/

1. having widely divergent paired branches

verb / ˈbreɪkɪˌeɪt ˈbræk-/

1. (intransitive) (of some arboreal apes and monkeys) to swing by the arms from one hold to the next

Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin bracchiātus with armlike branches

ˌbrachiˈation noun