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View synonyms for arboreal
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.
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The organization of man renders it questionable if his primeval ancestor was arboreal to any similar extent.
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Arboreal life could teach them little more; continuance in that school would have meant a very comfortable stagnation.
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Our ancestors became at home in and well adapted to arboreal life, but the adaptation was never extreme.
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Arboreal life was an excellent preparatory training toward human development.
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Related Words
- arborescent
- arborous
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