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Meaning of arboreal

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  arboreal
      adj 1: of or relating to or formed by trees; "an arborous roof"
             [syn: {arborical}, {arboreal}, {arborary}, {arborous}]
      2: inhabiting or frequenting trees; "arboreal apes" [syn:
         {arboreal}, {arboreous}, {tree-living}] [ant: {nonarboreal}]
      3: resembling a tree in form and branching structure;
         "arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda";
         "dendriform sponges" [syn: {arboreal}, {arboreous},
         {arborescent}, {arboresque}, {arboriform}, {dendriform},
         {dendroid}, {dendroidal}, {treelike}, {tree-shaped}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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