| VERB | motion | brachiate | swing from one hold to the next |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADJECTIVE | all | brachiate | having widely spreading paired branches |
| all | brachiate | having arms or armlike appendages |
| Meaning | Having widely spreading paired branches. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "maples are brachiate" | |
| Category | botany, phytology | The branch of biology that studies plants |
| Broader | branchy | Having many branches |
| Spanish | braquiado | |
| Meaning | Having arms or armlike appendages. | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | zoology, zoological science | The branch of biology that studies animals |
| Broader | armed | Having arms or arms as specified |
| Spanish | braquiado | |
| Catalan | braquiat | |
| Meaning | swing from one hold to the next. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "the monkeys brachiate" | |
| Broader | swing, sway | Move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner |
| Nouns | brachiation | swinging by the arms from branch to branch |
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