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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


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Prof Russell Wynn, Director of Wild New Forest, said the Little Arboreal Ladybird's had been found in moth traps across the New Forest but "there were no confirmed British Records prior to this influx".

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2025

The year is 2038, and Greenwood Arboreal Cathedral, as it’s called, is home to “one of the last remaining old-growth forests on Earth.”

From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2020

Arboreal animals usually demand a high intelligence to navigate through a three-dimensional world.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

Arboreal petals opened, exposing pollen-covered anthers to the breezes, which wafted pollen grains into the air, carrying some of them for many miles.

From Time Magazine Archive

Arboreal adaptations of Peromyscus with special reference to use of the tail.

From Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado by Douglas, Charles L.



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