"brachiate" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈbɹækɪət/ Forms: more brachiate [comparative], most brachiate [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin brachiatus, from brachium (“arm, branch”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|brachiatus}} Latin brachiatus Head templates: {{en-adj}} brachiate (comparative more brachiate, superlative most brachiate)
  1. Having decussate branches. Derived forms: octobrachiate
    Sense id: en-brachiate-en-adj-7f3Uko-g
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈbɹækɪeɪt/ Forms: brachiates [present, singular, third-person], brachiating [participle, present], brachiated [participle, past], brachiated [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from brachiator. Head templates: {{en-verb}} brachiate (third-person singular simple present brachiates, present participle brachiating, simple past and past participle brachiated)
  1. (intransitive) To move like a brachiator; to swing from branch to branch, advance by brachiation. Tags: intransitive Derived forms: nonbrachiating
    Sense id: en-brachiate-en-verb-7vNJcKkF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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