See brachiate on Wiktionary
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"Having decussate branches."
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"(botany) Having decussate branches."
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"text": "[…] brachiating from handhold to handhold like chimpanzees in a jungle."
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"To move like a brachiator; to swing from branch to branch, advance by brachiation."
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"(intransitive) To move like a brachiator; to swing from branch to branch, advance by brachiation."
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"(botany) Having decussate branches."
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