— arboreally , adv.
/ahr bawr"ee euhl, -bohr"-/ , adj.
1. of or pertaining to trees; treelike.
2. Also, arboreous . living in or among trees.
3. Zool. adapted for living and moving about in trees, as the limbs and skeleton of opossums, squirrels, monkeys, and apes.
[ 1660-70; arbore ( us ) of trees ( arbor tree + -eus -EOUS) + -AL 1 ]