From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Arboreal \Ar*bo"re*al\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to a tree, or to trees; of nature of
trees. --Cowley.
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2. Attached to, found in or upon, or frequenting, woods or
trees; as, arboreal animals.
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Woodpeckers are eminently arboreal. --Darwin.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
arboreal
adj 1: of or relating to or formed by trees; "an arborous roof"
[syn: {arborical}, {arboreal}, {arborary}, {arborous}]
2: inhabiting or frequenting trees; "arboreal apes" [syn:
{arboreal}, {arboreous}, {tree-living}] [ant: {nonarboreal}]
3: resembling a tree in form and branching structure;
"arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda";
"dendriform sponges" [syn: {arboreal}, {arboreous},
{arborescent}, {arboresque}, {arboriform}, {dendriform},
{dendroid}, {dendroidal}, {treelike}, {tree-shaped}]
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