Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An animal that swings by its arms from tree to tree.

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Examples

  • Like the humans themselves, in the minuscule gravity he had become a brachiator.

    I Don’t Understand ? Jack Varnell 2010

  • Upon the platformlike shoulders of a large monoceroid quadruped rested a feathered flyer and a furry brachiator with well-developed hands.

    The Day Of Their Return Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1973

  • Upon the platformlike shoulders of a large monoceroid quadruped rested a feathered flyer and a furry brachiator with well-developed hands.

    The Day of Their Return Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1973

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