brachiate

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
17
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈbɹækɪət/
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/ˈbɹækɪət/ · /ˈbɹækɪeɪt/

Definition of brachiate

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Having decussate branches.
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adj

  1. Having decussate branches.

verb

  1. (intransitive)To move like a brachiator; to swing from branch to branch, advance by brachiation.
    “[…] brachiating from handhold to handhold like chimpanzees in a jungle.”

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin brachiātus, from brachium (“arm, branch”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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