brachiateadj.

Brit.

/ˈbreɪkɪeɪt/,

/ˈbreɪkɪət/,

/ˈbrakɪeɪt/, U.S.

/ˈbreɪkiˌeɪt/,

/ˈbreɪkiᵻt/

Etymology: < Latin brāchiātus armed, < brāchium an arm: see -ate suffix².

literal. Having arms; in Botany having branches in pairs running out nearly at right angles with the stem and crossing each other alternately.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > characterized by habit > [adjective] > characterized by other growth habits

brachiate1835

mop-headed1862

polycormic1899

leptocaul1949

pachycaulous1949

leptocaulous1964

pachycaul1964

1835 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. (1848) I. 169 When the branches diverge nearly at right angles from the stem, they are said to be brachiate.

1880 A. Gray Bot. Text-bk. (ed. 6) 399.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

brachiatev.

/ˈbrakɪeɪt/

Etymology: As < brachiate adj.; see -ate suffix³.

intransitive. (See quot. 1948.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by locomotion > locomotion of animals > [verb (intransitive)] > swing from branch to branch

brachiate1934

1934 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Brachiate v.i.

1948 J. S. Weiner in New Biol. 5 70 Their [sc. apes'] ability to brachiate, that is to swing their way from branch to branch by their arms.

Derivatives

ˈbrachiating adj. and n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by locomotion > [adjective] > that brachiates

brachiating1932

the world > animals > by locomotion > locomotion of animals > [noun] > swinging from branch to branch

brachiation1899

brachiating1932

1932 J. S. Huxley Probl. Relative Growth vii. 238 Man..is undoubtedly descended from brachiating ancestors with relatively long arms.

1957 Antiquity 31 191 They lacked the brachiating specializations of modern apes.

brachiˈation n. the act of brachiating.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by locomotion > locomotion of animals > [noun] > swinging from branch to branch

brachiation1899

brachiating1932

1899 Proc. Zool. Soc. 7 Mar. 306 The hand of the Chimpanzee is adapted for brachiation.

1962 D. Morris Biol. of Art v. 143 A hanging and swinging form of locomotion termed brachiation.

ˈbrachiator n. an animal that brachiates.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by locomotion > [noun] > that swings from branch to branch

brachiator1899

1899 Proc. Zool. Soc. 7 Mar. 305 The arm of the Chimpanzee is that of the brachiators, anthropoids like the Orang and Gibbon, which use the arms as one of the main organs of locomotion.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	brachiate
释义	brachiateadj. Brit. /ˈbreɪkɪeɪt/, /ˈbreɪkɪət/, /ˈbrakɪeɪt/, U.S. /ˈbreɪkiˌeɪt/, /ˈbreɪkiᵻt/ Etymology: < Latin brāchiātus armed, < brāchium an arm: see -ate suffix². literal. Having arms; in Botany having branches in pairs running out nearly at right angles with the stem and crossing each other alternately. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > characterized by habit > [adjective] > characterized by other growth habits brachiate1835 mop-headed1862 polycormic1899 leptocaul1949 pachycaulous1949 leptocaulous1964 pachycaul1964 1835 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. (1848) I. 169 When the branches diverge nearly at right angles from the stem, they are said to be brachiate. 1880 A. Gray Bot. Text-bk. (ed. 6) 399. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021). brachiatev. /ˈbrakɪeɪt/ Etymology: As < brachiate adj.; see -ate suffix³. intransitive. (See quot. 1948.) ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by locomotion > locomotion of animals > [verb (intransitive)] > swing from branch to branch brachiate1934 1934 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Brachiate v.i. 1948 J. S. Weiner in New Biol. 5 70 Their [sc. apes'] ability to brachiate, that is to swing their way from branch to branch by their arms. Derivatives ˈbrachiating adj. and n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by locomotion > [adjective] > that brachiates brachiating1932 the world > animals > by locomotion > locomotion of animals > [noun] > swinging from branch to branch brachiation1899 brachiating1932 1932 J. S. Huxley Probl. Relative Growth vii. 238 Man..is undoubtedly descended from brachiating ancestors with relatively long arms. 1957 Antiquity 31 191 They lacked the brachiating specializations of modern apes. brachiˈation n. the act of brachiating. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by locomotion > locomotion of animals > [noun] > swinging from branch to branch brachiation1899 brachiating1932 1899 Proc. Zool. Soc. 7 Mar. 306 The hand of the Chimpanzee is adapted for brachiation. 1962 D. Morris Biol. of Art v. 143 A hanging and swinging form of locomotion termed brachiation. ˈbrachiator n. an animal that brachiates. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by locomotion > [noun] > that swings from branch to branch brachiator1899 1899 Proc. Zool. Soc. 7 Mar. 305 The arm of the Chimpanzee is that of the brachiators, anthropoids like the Orang and Gibbon, which use the arms as one of the main organs of locomotion. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1835v.1899
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