arboreal
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The oldest known chameleon fossils date to the early Miocene, about 16 to 23 million years ago, long after many of their arboreal adaptations had appeared.
From Science Daily • Nov. 19, 2025
Which understudy is ready to step onstage as our new arboreal star?
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025
In closing speeches, prosecutors said the pair carried out the "arboreal equivalent of mindless thuggery", while the men's barristers reiterated their innocence.
From BBC • May 7, 2025
As the researchers note, arboreal howlers are extremely slow-moving primates who are very careful about the way they exert their energy.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2024
Many arboreal primates must have vanished with the forests.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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