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arboreal
/ ɑːˈbɔːrɪəl /
adjective
- of, relating to, or resembling a tree
- living in or among trees
arboreal monkeys
arboreal
/ är-bôr′ē-əl /
- Relating to or living in trees.
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Other Words From
- ar·bore·al·ly adverb
- subar·bore·al adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Yet it is doubtful if the man-ape long remained a specially arboreal animal.
The organization of man renders it questionable if his primeval ancestor was arboreal to any similar extent.
Arboreal life could teach them little more; continuance in that school would have meant a very comfortable stagnation.
Our ancestors became at home in and well adapted to arboreal life, but the adaptation was never extreme.
Arboreal life was an excellent preparatory training toward human development.
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Related Words
- arborescent
- arborous
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