arboreal

[ ahr-bawr-ee-uh l, -bohr- ]
/ ɑrˈbɔr i əl, -ˈboʊr- /

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, adverb sub·ar·bo·re·al, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for arboreal

arboreal
/ (ɑːˈbɔːrɪəl) /

adjective

of, relating to, or resembling a tree
living in or among trees arboreal monkeys

Scientific definitions for arboreal

arboreal
[ är-bôrē-əl ]

Relating to or living in trees.