🌳arboreal

Meaning

relating to or living in trees

Relating to trees or living in trees; tree-dwelling.

Example Sentences

Monkeys are arboreal animals that spend most of their time in trees.

Monkeys are arboreal animals that spend most of their time in trees.

Synonyms

tree-dwelling, woody, forestal, branching, leafy, forest-related

Entry 1

tree-dwelling, woody, forestal, branching, leafy

Entry 2

tree-dwelling, forest-related, woody

Antonyms

terrestrial, aquatic, underground, ground-dwelling, non-forest

Entry 1

terrestrial, aquatic, underground

Entry 2

terrestrial, ground-dwelling, non-forest

Collocations

arboreal animals, arboreal habitat, arboreal lifestyle, arboreal species