Brachiation
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The act of swinging by the arms from tree to tree, a method of locomotion employed by the gibbons.
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noun.
Movement by
swinging
the arms from one hold to the next.
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noun.
swinging by the arms from branch to branch
Word Usage
"[8] Baboons move through dense jungle by brachiation in other words moving from branch to branch of the jungle Trees."
Etymologically Related
brachiate
brachiator
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
locomotion
travel