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arboreal

[ ahr-bawr-ee-uhl, -bohr- ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to trees; treelike.
  2. Also . living in or among trees.
  3. Zoology. adapted for living and moving about in trees, as the limbs and skeleton of opossums, squirrels, monkeys, and apes.


arboreal

/ É‘Ëˈ²úɔ˰ùɪə±ô /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or resembling a tree
  2. living in or among trees

    arboreal monkeys

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arboreal

/ ä°ù-²úô°ù′ŧ-É™±ô /

  1. Relating to or living in trees.
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²¹°ù·²ú´Ç۱ð·²¹±ô·±ô²â adverb
  • ²õ³Ü²úa°ù·²ú´Ç۱ð·²¹±ô adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of arboreal1

First recorded in 1660–70; from Latin arbore(us) “of trees,†equivalent to arbor “tree†+ -eus- -eous + -al 1
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The best remains the fragrant and fruitful orange tree, the original arboreal icon that fetched newcomers here by the tens of thousands.

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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.

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As the researchers note, arboreal howlers are extremely slow-moving primates who are very careful about the way they exert their energy.

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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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Middle and high school students from Bush School and The Seattle Academy painted two vibrant, arboreal scenes on the vandalized temple wall in December.

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