arboreal
[ ahr-bawr-ee-uh l, -bohr- ]
/ ɑrˈbɔr i əl, -ˈboʊr- /
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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Nearby words
- arblay, d',
- arbor,
- arbor day,
- arbor vitae,
- arboraceous,
- arboreally,
- arbored,
- arboreous,
- arbores,
- arborescent
Origin of arboreal
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arboreal
/ (ɑːˈbɔːrɪəl) /
adjective
of, relating to, or resembling a tree
living in or among treesarboreal monkeys
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arboreal
1660s, from Latin arboreus "pertaining to trees," from arbor "tree," of unknown origin, + -al (1).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
arboreal
[ är-bôr′ē-əl ]
Relating to or living in trees.
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