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arboreal

adjectivetechnicalrare/ɐɾbuɾiˈkɔlɐ/ar·bo·rí·co·la

Definition

1

Living in or frequenting trees; relating to organisms that spend most of their life in trees.

Usage examples

The sloth is an arboreal mammal.
Arboreal snakes are adapted to life in the canopy.

Common combinations

arboreal animalarboreal habitatarboreal species