arboreal

[ ahr-bawr-ee-uhl, -bohr- ]
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adjective
  1. of or relating to trees; treelike.

  2. Also arboreous . living in or among trees.

  1. Zoology. adapted for living and moving about in trees, as the limbs and skeleton of opossums, squirrels, monkeys, and apes.

Origin of arboreal

1
First recorded in1660–70; from Latin arbore(us) “of trees,” equivalent to arbor “tree” + -eus- -eous + -al1

Other words from arboreal

  • ar·bo·re·al·ly, adverb
  • sub·ar·bo·re·al, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for arboreal

arboreal

/ (ɑːˈbɔːrɪəl) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or resembling a tree

  2. living in or among trees: arboreal monkeys

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Scientific definitions for arboreal

arboreal

[ är-bôrē-əl ]


  1. Relating to or living in trees.

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