arboreal

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ar·bo·re·al / ärˈbôrēəl/ • adj. (chiefly of animals) living in trees: arboreal rodents. ∎  of or relating to trees.DERIVATIVES: ar·bo·re·al·i·ty / ärˌbôrēˈalitē/ n. .

arboreal

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arboreal XVII. f. L. arboreus, f. arbor tree; see -AL1.
Hence arbor(e)ous, arborescent XVII. arboriculture XIX.