单词 | brachiation |
释义 | brachiation[ brey-kee-ey-shuhn, brak-ee- ] / ˌbreɪ kiˈeɪ ʃən, ˌbræk i- / noun Zoology.locomotion accomplished by swinging by the arms from one hold to another. Origin of brachiationbrachiate + -ion Words nearby brachiationbrachial neuritis, brachial plexus, brachial plexus neuropathy, brachial vein, brachiate, brachiation, brachiator, brachio-, brachiocephalic, brachiocephalic artery, brachiocephalic trunk Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Scientific definitions for brachiationbrachiation [ brā′kē-ā′shən, brăk′ē- ] Movement in which the suspended body swings by the arms from one hold to another, as in gibbons and arboreal primates. Adaptations used in brachiation, such as relatively long arms and a freely rotating shoulder joint, may have contributed to the development of bipedalism in protohumans. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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