Arboreal
[ɑː'bɔːrɪəl] or [ɑr'bɔrɪəl]
Definition
(adj.) inhabiting or frequenting trees; 'arboreal apes' .
(adj.) resembling a tree in form and branching structure; 'arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda'; 'dendriform sponges' .
Typist: Perry--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to a tree, or to trees; of nature of trees.
(a.) Attached to, found in or upon, or frequenting, woods or trees; as, arboreal animals.
Typist: Ralph
Examples
- One by one the tribe swung down from their arboreal retreats and formed a circle about Tarzan and his vanquished foe. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- The creature was not a man, nor was it an arboreal ape like the chimpanzee. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Typist: Ralph