arboreal

[ ahr-bawr-ee-uhl, -bohr- ]

/ ɑrˈbɔr i əl, -ˈboʊr- /

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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

1660–70; <Latin arbore(us) of trees (arbor tree + -eus-eous) + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM arboreal

ar·bo·re·al·ly, adverbsub·ar·bo·re·al, adjective

Words nearby arboreal

Arblay, Arblay, d', arbor, arboraceous, Arbor Day, arboreal, arbored, arboreous, arborescent, arboretum, arboriculture

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How to use arboreal in a sentence

Among 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 Post
The 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 Online
They 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 Morris

The organization of man renders it questionable if his primeval ancestor was arboreal to any similar extent.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris
Arboreal 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. Tyler
Our 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. Tyler
Arboreal life was an excellent preparatory training toward human development.
The New Stone Age in Northern Europe|John M. Tyler

British Dictionary definitions for arboreal

arboreal

/ (ɑːˈbɔːrɪəl) /

adjective

of, relating to, or resembling a tree

living in or among treesarboreal monkeys

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Scientific definitions for arboreal

arboreal

[ är-bôr′ē-əl ]

Relating to or living in trees.

arboreal

adjective

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