arboreal
adj.
tree-like, pertaining to trees; living in trees
Arboreal
Arboreal is a word meaning "related to or resembling trees". Its meaning comes from the Latin arbor, meaning tree. In biology, an arboreal animal is one which inhabits or spends large amounts of time in
trees or
bushes.
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arboreal
Adjective
1. of or relating to or formed by trees; "an arborous roof"
(synonym) arborical, arborary, arborous
(pertainym) tree
2. inhabiting or frequenting trees; "arboreal apes"
(synonym) arboreous, tree-living
(antonym) nonarboreal
3. resembling a tree in form and branching structure; "arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda"; "dendriform sponges"
(synonym) arboreous, arborescent, arboresque, arboriform, dendriform, dendroid, dendroidal, treelike, tree-shaped
(similar) branchy
Arboreal
(a.)
Of or pertaining to a tree, or to trees; of nature of trees.
(a.)
Attached to, found in or upon, or frequenting, woods or trees; as, arboreal animals.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Arboreal
Tree-living (like monkeys).