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brachiation

brachiation noun: movement by swinging the arms from one hold to the next.

Noun

brachiation (countable and uncountable, plural brachiations)

  1. Movement by swinging the arms from one hold to the next.
    • 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.1998, National Research Council (U. S.), Psychological Well-Being of Nonhuman Primates, page 23

brachiation meaning in Tamil

brachiation in Tamil

தொங்கல், தொங்குதல், பிடித்த தொங்குதல்

Forms of brachiation

pluralbrachiations

Words formed from brachiation

Questions about brachiation

What does brachiation mean?
Brachiation means movement by swinging the arms from one hold to the next.
What is brachiation in Tamil?
Brachiation in Tamil is தொங்கல், தொங்குதல், பிடித்த தொங்குதல். See Brachiation meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is brachiation?
Brachiation is a noun.
What is the plural of brachiation?
The plural of brachiation is brachiations.

Words near brachiation in the dictionary

  1. brachiaria
  2. brachiate
  3. brachiated
  4. brachiates
  5. brachiating
  6. brachiation
  7. brachiations
  8. brachiator
  9. brachiators
  10. brachidium
  11. brachinine

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