arboreal

[ ahr-bawr-ee-uh l, -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, d', arbor, arbor day, arbor vitae, arboraceous, arboreal, arbored, arboreous, arborescent, arboretum, arboriculture
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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.
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