arboreal
Example Sentences
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“That’s not how an arboreal animal like a squirrel is built.”
From New York Times
In an adjacent arboreal row, 11 trees to the north, you’ll find the equally exotic dark purple Black Oxford apples, resembling large plums.
From New York Times
Tamanduas are arboreal creatures, so their tails act as an extra limb, helping them to hang from branches and maintain balance high above the ground.
From Washington Post
The true number of ants is almost certainly higher than 20 quadrillion because the new calculations only included a conservative estimate for arboreal ants and excluded subterranean ants altogether, Dr. Schultheiss said.
From New York Times
The two lower arm bones reveal the species was also arboreal, where it probably was safest from predators.
From Science Magazine
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