Brachiation
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Movement by swinging the arms from one hold to the next. countable, uncountable
"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 conventional quadrapedal striders even if all are of similar body weight."
- 2 swinging by the arms from branch to branch wordnet
Example
More examples"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 conventional quadrapedal striders even if all are of similar body weight."
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