arboreal
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The bizarre single-tree fire has now become an almost weeklong firefight in Coos County, Ore., as the hot spot continues to burn approximately 280 feet up on the side of the arboreal giant.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 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
The researchers only made 33 observations for this species, all in the “best” five forest fragments, with high-quality canopy density that supported the highly arboreal primates.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2024
Middle Ages England was squirrel crazy: People kept the arboreal rodents as pets and used their furs to line and trim clothing.
From Science Magazine • May 3, 2024
Maybe it was a vestige of our arboreal past; we wanted to climb up and out of danger.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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