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.

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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Example sentences from the Web for arboreal

The known part of the route from an arboreal ancestor with a swim bladder to an urban descendant with a cigarette.
The Devil's Dictionary|Ambrose Bierce
The passenger generally leaned forward in a position strongly suggestive of the favorite attitude of his arboreal ancestors.
The Arena|Various
Up into the trees we went, and on and on, swinging our arboreal flight until we had put miles between us and the caves.
Before Adam|Jack London
An arboreal animal which makes itself at home in genealogical trees.
The Devil's Dictionary|Ambrose Bierce

Some of these birds, says Chapman, are arboreal, others are strictly terrestrial.
Birds Illustrated by Color Photography [January, 1898]|Various

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.

单词	arboreal
释义	arboreal [ ahr-bawr-ee-uhl, -bohr- ] / ɑrˈbɔr i əl, -ˈboʊr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR arboreal ON THESAURUS.COM 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. 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for arboreal The known part of the route from an arboreal ancestor with a swim bladder to an urban descendant with a cigarette. The Devil's Dictionary\|Ambrose Bierce The passenger generally leaned forward in a position strongly suggestive of the favorite attitude of his arboreal ancestors. The Arena\|Various Up into the trees we went, and on and on, swinging our arboreal flight until we had put miles between us and the caves. Before Adam\|Jack London An arboreal animal which makes itself at home in genealogical trees. The Devil's Dictionary\|Ambrose Bierce Some of these birds, says Chapman, are arboreal, others are strictly terrestrial. Birds Illustrated by Color Photography [January, 1898]\|Various British Dictionary definitions for arboreal arboreal / (ɑːˈbɔːrɪəl) / adjective of, relating to, or resembling a tree living in or among treesarboreal monkeys Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to arboreal arborous, arborescent Scientific definitions for arboreal arboreal [ är-bôr′ē-əl ] Relating to or living in trees. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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arboreal

adjective

Origin of arboreal

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adjective

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Scientific definitions for arboreal