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arboreal
[ ahr-bawr-ee-uhl, -bohr- ]
/ ÉrĖbÉr i Él, -ĖboŹr- /
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adjective
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.
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Origin of arboreal
OTHER WORDS FROM arboreal
arĀ·boĀ·reĀ·alĀ·ly, adverbsubĀ·arĀ·boĀ·reĀ·al, adjectiveWords nearby arboreal
Arblay, Arblay, d', arbor, arboraceous, Arbor Day, arboreal, arbored, arboreous, arborescent, arboretum, arboriculture
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British Dictionary definitions for arboreal
arboreal
/ (ÉĖĖbÉĖrÉŖÉl) /
adjective
of, relating to, or resembling a tree
living in or among treesarboreal monkeys
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Scientific definitions for arboreal
arboreal
[ Ƥr-bĆ“rā²Ä-Él ]
Relating to or living in trees.
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