arboreal
adjectivetécnico/ɐɾbuɾiˈkɔlɐ/rare
ar·bo·rí·co·la
Definition
Living in or frequenting trees; relating to organisms that spend most of their life in trees.
The sloth is an arboreal mammal.
Arboreal snakes are adapted to life in the canopy.
Common collocations
arboreal animalarboreal habitatarboreal species
Etymology
Do latim 'arbor, -oris' (árvore) + '-cola' (habitante, cultivador), de 'colere' (habitar, cultivar).