"brachiation" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: brachiations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} brachiation (countable and uncountable, plural brachiations)
  1. (zoology) Movement by swinging the arms from one hold to the next. Wikipedia link: brachiation Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Zoology Related terms: brachiate, brachiator Translations (movement by swinging arms between holds): roikkuminen (Finnish), brachiation [feminine] (French), brachiazione [feminine] (Italian), brachiacja [feminine] (Polish), braquiação [feminine] (Portuguese), брахиа́ция (braxiácija) [feminine] (Russian), braquiación [feminine] (Spanish), armgång [common-gender] (Swedish), breichio (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-brachiation-en-noun-hPAlsdlz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

Inflected forms

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