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Meanings of arboreal in English

Portuguese
arbóreo

Of or relating to or formed by trees.

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arbóreo
Portuguese
arbóreo
Catalan
arbori
Spanish
arbóreo

Inhabiting or frequenting trees.

arbóreo
Russian
обитающие на деревьях
Portuguese
arborícola
Spanish
arboricola
Catalan
arborícola

Moving through trees.

обитающие на деревьях

Resembling a tree in form and branching structure.

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Usage of arboreal in English
1
Yes, you read that right: 500 feet of an arboreal plant-filled chimney.
Climbing Magazine
2
Among the arboreal productions the alder and birch were the most numerous.
Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar...
3
Another recently acquired skill was tree climbing, thanks to Zoe's arboreal ambitions.
News.com.au
4
Once under the arboreal cover, the city was very much in evidence.
The Forever War
5
Heredity again, for the snake was the worst enemy of arboreal man.
Danger! and Other Stories
6
The carnivorous beetles at Caripí were, like those of Pará, chiefly arboreal.
The Naturalist on the River Amazons
7
Head elongate; ears round; feet arboreal, naked below; tail semi-nude; pelage not spiny.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon
8
In fact, in arboreal terms, it's a story that brings two communities together.
The Irish Times
9
For orangutans, the largest predominantly arboreal primates, discontinuous canopy presents a particular challenge.
Pubmed
10
One afternoon late in August the tree was alive with its arboreal aristocracy.
The Court of Boyville
11
MONKEY, n. An arboreal animal which makes itself at home in genealogical trees.
The Devil's Dictionary
12
And so they came to the swart arboreal precipice of the unpassable forest.
The Book of Wonder
13
Peter was still entranced by this intricate arboreal obscenity when Roman appeared alone.
Hemlock Grove
14
There he was, however, a tailed man with distinctly arboreal hands and feet.
Tarzan the Terrible
15
The generally arboreal character of the Primates justifies this conclusion.
The Story of Evolution
16
Indeed, I think there is no nest in the woods-noarboreal nest-sowell concealed.
Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes, and Other Papers
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