arboreal
of or relating to trees; treelike.
Also arboreous . living in or among trees.
Zoology. adapted for living and moving about in trees, as the limbs and skeleton of opossums, squirrels, monkeys, and apes.
Origin of arboreal
1Other words from arboreal
- ar·bo·re·al·ly, adverb
- sub·ar·bo·re·al, adjective
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How to use arboreal in a sentence
Recent surveys since the turn of the century have discovered a dozen new species of amphibians and lizards including a new type of glass frog and an arboreal iguana.
This rainbow-scaled lizard lived anonymously in the Andes—until now | Grace Wade | September 6, 2021 | Popular-ScienceFor many arboreal animals, “jumping between limbs is such a common thing, and yet we so frequently only study it in pieces,” Graham says, such as looking just at the launch but not the landing.
Squirrels use parkour tricks when leaping from branch to branch | Jonathan Lambert | August 5, 2021 | Science NewsAmong the subjects are such arboreal details as “Birch Bark” and “Giant Sequoia Needles,” rendered at enlarged sizes, as well as tree stumps and downed trunks.
In the galleries: A heightened homage to trees and what they can teach us | Mark Jenkins | May 7, 2021 | Washington PostThe work didn’t have the romance and danger of trying to outflank an advancing inferno, but it provided the gratification of turning arboreal debris into tinder for—one hoped—less devastating fires.
How to Find Zen by Splitting and Stacking Wood | Martin Fritz Huber | March 1, 2021 | Outside OnlineThey are seeking help from lawmakers with limited power and developers who often have little incentive to preserve an arboreal landscape threatened by advancing blacktop.
Neighbors mount effort to defend Arlington’s trees from development | Justin Wm. Moyer | February 19, 2021 | Washington Post
Yet it is doubtful if the man-ape long remained a specially arboreal animal.
Man And His Ancestor | Charles MorrisThe organization of man renders it questionable if his primeval ancestor was arboreal to any similar extent.
Man And His Ancestor | Charles Morrisarboreal life could teach them little more; continuance in that school would have meant a very comfortable stagnation.
The New Stone Age in Northern Europe | John M. TylerOur ancestors became at home in and well adapted to arboreal life, but the adaptation was never extreme.
The New Stone Age in Northern Europe | John M. Tylerarboreal life was an excellent preparatory training toward human development.
The New Stone Age in Northern Europe | John M. Tyler
British Dictionary definitions for arboreal
/ (ɑːˈbɔːrɪəl) /
of, relating to, or resembling a tree
living in or among trees: arboreal monkeys
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Scientific definitions for arboreal
[ är-bôr′ē-əl ]
Relating to or living in trees.
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