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arboreal
[ahr-bawr-ee-uhl, -bohr-]
adjective
of or relating to trees; treelike.
Also 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.
arboreal
/ ɑːˈɔːɪə /
adjective
of, relating to, or resembling a tree
living in or among trees
arboreal monkeys
arboreal
Relating to or living in trees.
Other 51Թ Forms
- arboreally adverb
- subarboreal adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
In closing speeches, prosecutors said the pair carried out the "arboreal equivalent of mindless thuggery", while the men's barristers reiterated their innocence.
The best remains the fragrant and fruitful orange tree, the original arboreal icon that fetched newcomers here by the tens of thousands.
There are lots of unanswered questions, Boroditsky said, and the clearance has created so much uproar that the city plans to bring in an independent third-party “arboreal expert” to do their own evaluation.
As the researchers note, arboreal howlers are extremely slow-moving primates who are very careful about the way they exert their energy.
Middle Ages England was squirrel crazy: People kept the arboreal rodents as pets and used their furs to line and trim clothing.
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