arboreal Syllabification: (ar·bo·re·al)Pronunciation: /ärˈbôrēəl/Definition of arboreal adjective (chiefly of animals) living in trees:arboreal rodents of or relating to trees. Derivatives arborealityPronunciation: /ärˌbôrēˈalitē/ noun Origin: mid 17th century: from Latin arboreus, from arbor 'tree', + -alarboreal in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of arboreal in the British & World English dictionary
