arboreal

ar·bo·re·al

A0399900 (är-bôr′ē-əl)adj.1. Relating to or resembling a tree.2. Living in trees; arboreous: arboreal apes.

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[From Latin arboreus, from arbor, tree.]

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ar·bo′re·al·ly adv.

arboreal

(ɑːˈbɔːrɪəl) adj1. (Forestry) of, relating to, or resembling a tree2. (Zoology) living in or among trees: arboreal monkeys.

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. [1660–70; < Latin arbore(us) of trees (arbor tree + -eus -eous) + -al¹] ar•bo′re•al•ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	arboreal - of or relating to or formed by trees; "an arborous roof"arborary, arborical, arborous
	2.	arboreal - inhabiting or frequenting trees; "arboreal apes"arboreous, tree-livingnonarboreal - 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, arboreousbranchy - having many branches; "a branchy tree trunk"

Translations

δενδρόβιοςarboreoarboricolo