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单词 brachiate
释义

brachiate

[ adjective brey-kee-it, -eyt, brak-ee-; verb brey-kee-eyt, brak-ee- ]
/ adjective ˈbreɪ ki ɪt, -ˌeɪt, ˈbræk i-; verb ˈbreɪ kiˌeɪt, ˈbræk i- /

adjective

Botany. having widely spreading branches in alternate pairs.
Zoology. having arms.

verb (used without object), bra·chi·at·ed, bra·chi·at·ing.

to progress by means of brachiation.

Origin of brachiate

First recorded in 1825–35, brachiate is from the Latin word brāchiātus with branches like arms. See brachi-, -ate1

Words nearby brachiate

brachial muscle, brachial neuritis, brachial plexus, brachial plexus neuropathy, brachial vein, brachiate, brachiation, brachiator, brachio-, brachiocephalic, brachiocephalic artery
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Example sentences from the Web for brachiate

  • Brachiate, with opposite branches at right angles to each other.

    The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for brachiate

brachiate

adjective (ˈbreɪkɪɪt, -ˌeɪt, ˈbræk-)

botany having widely divergent paired branches

verb (ˈbreɪkɪˌeɪt, ˈbræk-)

(intr) (of some arboreal apes and monkeys) to swing by the arms from one hold to the next

Derived forms of brachiate

brachiation, noun

Word Origin for brachiate

C19: from Latin bracchiātus with armlike branches
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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