1. 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.