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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Arboreal \Ar*bo"re*al\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to a tree, or to trees; of nature of trees. --Cowley. 2. Attached to found in or upon or frequenting, woods or trees; as arboreal animals. Woodpeckers are eminently arboreal. --Darwin. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: arboreal adj 1: of or relating to or formed by trees; "an arborous roof" [syn: {arborical}, {arborary}, {arborous}] 2: inhabiting or frequenting trees; "arboreal apes" [syn: {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: {arboreous}, {arborescent}, {arboresque}, {arboriform}, {dendriform}, {dendroid}, {dendroidal}, {treelike}, {tree-shaped}]
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