Sekirov Dictionary

arboreal

UK /ɑːˈbɔːɹɪ.əl/US /ɑɹˈbɔɹi.əl/

adjective 3
noun 1
forms 3

adjective3

•
Of, relating to, or resembling a tree.
- High and sacred, in good troth, is the power of the microcosmical spirit, which without any arboreal trunck produceth a true Cherry: — 1650
•
Living in or among trees.
- If the harvest mouse had been more strictly arboreal, it would perhaps have had its tail rendered structurally prehensile, as is the case with some members of the same order. — 1872
•
Covered or filled with trees.
- The breadth of the arboreal landscape requires a longer list of living creatures, and creatures of greater bulk. — 1885

noun1

•
Any tree-dwelling creature.
- So, by learning to use their eyes to more and more advantage the arboreals added another treasure to the foundation of human intelligence. — 1971

forms

arboreals · more arboreal · most arboreal

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