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Adjective
/ärˈbôrēəl/,
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(chiefly of animals) Living in trees,
  1. (chiefly of animals) Living in trees
    • - arboreal rodents
  2. Of or relating to trees

  1. arborical: of or relating to or formed by trees; "an arborous roof"
  2. inhabiting or frequenting trees; "arboreal apes"
  3. resembling a tree in form and branching structure; "arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda"; "dendriform sponges"
  4. Arboreal locomotion is the locomotion of animals in trees. In every habitat in which trees are present, animals have evolved to move in them. Some animals may only scale trees occasionally, while others are exclusively arboreal. ...
  5. Arboreal is the ninth studio album by The Flashbulb (Benn Jordan), released on June 8th, 2010.
  6. Any tree-dwelling creature; of, relating to, or resembling a tree; living in or among trees
  7. (D. arboreum) Tree like growth to 10 m with a distinct juvenile phase. It is found in the Chatham Islands.
  8. Animals living in woodland areas with trees.
  9. Able to live in trees, like a parrot or iguana.
  10. tree-dwelling. None of the species of wildcat are exclusively arboreal, however the Margay is extremely adept in its climbing abilities and is the closest to this - another excellent climber, the Clouded Leopard, has been reported to hang from overhanging branches by its rear legs. ...
  11. (Ar-bor-ee-ul): nesting above ground in trees or shrubs.
  12. Living in trees. Gibbons are highly arboreal.
  13. An arboreal species is one which spends the majority of its life living in trees. Green iguanas are arboreal, only coming to the ground on rare occasions, and usually to drop into the water and escape from predators.
  14. relating to climbing trees. Koalas are arboreal. Wombats are not.
  15. Most parrots live and nest in trees, which makes them arboreal. This doesn’t mean that they don’t also spend time on the ground. The corellas (small cockatoos), African greys, and macaws are examples of parrots that are comfortable both places. ...
  16. animals generally live in trees, for example many monkeys.
  17. We use this word to describe a tarantula that lives above ground level usually in trees.
  18. Living or spending the majority of its' time in the trees.
  19. Lizards that spend a large amount of time in trees are classified as arboreal. The first part of the word, arbor, is the latin word for 'tree'.
  20. (adj): of trees; living or moving in trees. Monkeys and lemurs, young children, adults young at heart, all are arboreal by nature.
  21. An animal which spends most if not all of its life in trees.
  22. p.239: of or pertaining to trees; treelike.  Maybe it was a vestige of our arboreal past; we wanted to climb up and out of danger.
  23. Its meaning comes from the Latin arbor, meaning tree.
  24. tree dwelling animals.  Iguanas are aboreal lizards in their native habitat.
  25. Adapted to living in the trees.