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arboreal
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
arboreal
(adjective)
arboreal
/ɑɚ
ˈ
borijəl/
adjective
arboreal
/ɑɚ
ˈ
borijəl/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of ARBOREAL
1
formal + literary
:
of or relating to trees
the forest's
arboreal
beauty
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technical
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living in or often found in trees
an
arboreal
monkey
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