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ar·bo·re·al
(är-bôr′ē-əl)adj.
1. Relating to or resembling a tree.
2. Living in trees; arboreous: arboreal apes.
[From Latin arboreus, from arbor, tree.]
ar·bo′re·al·ly adv.
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arboreal
(ɑːˈbɔːrɪəl)adj
1. (Forestry) of, relating to, or resembling a tree
2. (Zoology) living in or among trees: arboreal monkeys.
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ar•bo•re•al
(ɑrˈbɔr i əl, -ˈboʊr-)adj.
1. of or pertaining to trees; treelike.
2. living in or among trees.
3. adapted for living or moving about in trees, as the long arm of a monkey.
ar•bo′re•al•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | arboreal - of or relating to or formed by trees; "an arborous roof" |
2. | arboreal - inhabiting or frequenting trees; "arboreal apes" nonarboreal - not inhabiting or frequenting trees | |
3. | arboreal - resembling a tree in form and branching structure; "arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda"; "dendriform sponges" arborescent, arboresque, arboriform, dendriform, dendroid, dendroidal, treelike, tree-shaped, arboreous branchy - having many branches; "a branchy tree trunk" |
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