noun
- an animal that moves by swinging from branch to branch using its arms or forelimbs
Usage: commonly used in zoology and primatology
Examples
- Gibbons are expert brachiators, swinging effortlessly through the forest canopy.
- The orangutan is a skilled brachiator that rarely comes to the ground.
- Brachiators like spider monkeys have long arms adapted for arm-swinging locomotion.
- Scientists study how brachiators move to understand primate evolution.
- The gibbon's anatomy makes it one of the most efficient brachiators in the animal kingdom.