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Swinging by the arms from branch to branch
Answer for the clue "Swinging by the arms from branch to branch ", 11 letters:
brachiation
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n. swinging by the arms from branch to branch
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n. (context zoology English) movement by swinging the arms from one hold to the next.
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Brachiation (from "brachium", Latin for "arm"), or arm swinging , is a form of arboreal locomotion in which primates swing from tree limb to tree limb using only their arms. During brachiation, the body is alternately supported under each forelimb. This ...
Usage examples of brachiation.
And since brachiation will be made all but mandatory by your new, stooped posture and lengthened forelimbs, this may be viewed as something of a hidden blessing.
People in bright clothing, agile as the siamang of near Sumatra, sped overhead along freeways and ropeways, arms and hands modified for brachiation.