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ARBOREOUS

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ar⋅bo⋅re⋅ous

  [ahr-bawr-ee-uhs, -bohr-]
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–adjective
1. abounding in trees; wooded.
2. arboreal (def. 2).
3. arborescent.
Origin:
1640–50; < L arboreus of trees, equiv. to arbor tree + -eus -eous

ar⋅bo⋅re⋅al

  [ahr-bawr-ee-uhl, -bohr-]
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to trees; treelike.
2. Also, arboreous. living in or among trees.
3. Zoology. adapted for living and moving about in trees, as the limbs and skeleton of opossums, squirrels, monkeys, and apes.
Origin:
1660–70; < L arbore(us) of trees (arbor tree + -eus -eous ) + -al 1

Related forms:
ar⋅bo⋅re⋅al⋅ly, adverb
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ar·bo·re·ous   (är-bôr'ē-əs, -bōr'-)   
adj.  

  1. Relating to or resembling a tree.

  2. Living in trees; arboreal.

  3. Having many trees; wooded.

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Word Origin & History

arboreal 
c.1667, from L. arbor "tree," of unknown origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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