ARBOREAL


Meaning of ARBOREAL in English

— 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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .