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arboreal

/ɑːˈbɔːriəl/adjective

उच्चारण आर्बॉरिअल

वृक्ष-संबंधी; पेड़ों पर रहने वाला

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adjective
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    technical

    connected with trees; living in trees

    वृक्ष-संबंधी; पेड़ों पर रहने वाला

    • Monkeys and squirrels are arboreal animals.
    • the arboreal life of the orang-utan
    • The leopard is a skilled climber but not an arboreal animal.
    + 2 more examples
    • Tree frogs are arboreal creatures that rarely come down to the ground.
    • The researcher studied the arboreal habits of the red panda.

    Synonyms tree-dwelling tree-living

    Opposite terrestrial ground-dwelling aquatic

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

tree-dwelling tree-living

Antonyms

terrestrial ground-dwelling aquatic

AaSpelling

ar·bo·re·al

With -eal (not 'arborial' or 'arboral').

अंत में -eal ('arborial' या 'arboral' गलत है)।

⌂Word origin and word building

Arbor is Latin for tree: arboretum (a garden of trees), arboriculture (growing trees), Arbor Day.

Arbor Latin में पेड़ है: arboretum (पेड़ों का बगीचा), arboriculture (पेड़ उगाना), Arbor Day।

✓In the exam

One-word substitution

One-word substitution, asked very often: living in trees is arboreal; on land terrestrial; in water aquatic; in the air aerial.

यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: पेड़ों पर रहने वाला arboreal; ज़मीन पर terrestrial; पानी में aquatic; हवा में aerial।