- brachiation
- The act of swinging through the trees, such as performed by monkeys
Grandiloquent dictionary. 2006.
brachiation
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Brachiation — (from limb or branch ) is a form of arboreal locomotion in which primates swing from tree limb to tree limb using only their arms. Brachiators The only true brachiators are the lesser apes (gibbons and siamangs). A gibbon can brachiate at speeds… … Wikipedia
brachiation — [ brakjasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1964; probablt angl. brachiation (1889); du lat. brachium « bras » ♦ Zool. Mode de déplacement de certains singes arboricoles à l aide des bras par balancement de branche en branche. ● brachiation nom féminin Mode de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
brachiation — noun Movement by swinging the arms from one hold to the next. Species that normally move by brachiation (swinging from hand to hand while hanging from supports) or vertical leaping and clinging require substantially different cage designs from… … Wiktionary
Brachiation — La brachiation est la manière dont se déplacent certains singes en se balançant d une branche à l autre à l aide des bras. Portail des mammifères Catégories : LocomotionSinge … Wikipédia en Français
brachiation — noun see brachiate … New Collegiate Dictionary
brachiation — /bray kee ay sheuhn, brak ee /, n. Zool. locomotion accomplished by swinging by the arms from one hold to another. [BRACHIATE + ION] * * * ▪ animal behaviour in animal behaviour, specialized form of arboreal locomotion in which movement is… … Universalium
brachiation — bra·chi·a·tion (bra″ke aґshən) [brachi + ation suffix implying action] locomotion in a position of suspension by means of the hands and arms, as exhibited by monkeys when swinging from branch to branch … Medical dictionary
brachiation — n. process of branching out, process of putting forth arms … English contemporary dictionary
brachiation — brach·i·a·tion … English syllables
brachiation — bra•chi•a•tion [[t]ˌbreɪ kiˈeɪ ʃən, ˌbræk i [/t]] n. zool. locomotion accomplished by swinging by the arms from one hold to another bra′chi•a tor, n … From formal English to slang
