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arboreal

[ahr-bawr-ee-uhl, -bohr-] / ɑrˈbɔr i əl, -ˈboʊr- /
ADJECTIVE
relating to a tree
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arborescent arborous
STRONG
branchy


Example Sentences

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Which understudy is ready to step onstage as our new arboreal star?

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

"Owning up to this arboreal equivalent of mindless thuggery would make them public enemy number one," Mr Wright said.

From BBC • May 7, 2025

As the researchers note, arboreal howlers are extremely slow-moving primates who are very careful about the way they exert their energy.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2024

Middle Ages England was squirrel crazy: People kept the arboreal rodents as pets and used their furs to line and trim clothing.

From Science Magazine • May 3, 2024

Many arboreal primates must have vanished with the forests.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan



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