arboreally


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ar·bo·re·al

 (är-bôr′ē-əl)
adj.
1. Relating to or resembling a tree.
2. Living in trees; arboreous: arboreal apes.
[From Latin arboreus, from arbor, tree.]
ar·bo′re·al·ly adv.
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arboreally

(ɑːˈbɔːrɪəlɪ)
adv
in trees or by trees
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