arboreal 英 [ɑ:ˈbɔ:riəl]   美 [ɑrˈbɔriəl]

arboreal

arboreal  英 [ɑ:ˈbɔ:riəl] 美 [ɑrˈbɔriəl]

adj. 树木的;栖息在树上的 

The frogs' lifestyle is so thoroughly arboreal that, instead of laying eggs in water, the frogs deposit their eggs in trees. 这种青蛙拥有彻底的树栖生活方式,一般的蛙类在水中产卵,它连产卵也在树上;
Tattersall says it makes sense that arboreal primates may have been "primed, " for upright walking on the ground. 塔特索尔说,为在地面直立行走,树栖灵长类动物可能已被“预先准备好”。

  • If it has to do with trees, you can call it arboreal. Monkeys that live in trees are arboreal. The rings of a tree are an indication of arboreal age.
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  • adj. 树木的;栖息在树上的
  • 1. The frogs' lifestyle is so thoroughly arboreal that, instead of laying eggs in water, the frogs deposit their eggs in trees.

    这种青蛙拥有彻底的树栖生活方式,一般的蛙类在水中产卵,它连产卵也在树上;

  • 2. Tattersall says it makes sense that arboreal primates may have been "primed, " for upright walking on the ground.

    塔特索尔说,为在地面直立行走,树栖灵长类动物可能已被“预先准备好”。

  • 3. Were the first flyers arboreal creatures that initially glided from tree tops to the ground?

    最初的飞行动物是首先从树梢滑翔到地面的树栖动物吗?

  • arboreal (adj.) 1660s, "pertaining to trees," from Latin arboreus "pertaining to trees," from arbor, arboris "tree" (see arbor (n.2)) + -al (1). From 1834 as "living in or among trees."
ar·bor·eal / ɑːˈbɔːriəl ; NAmE ɑːrˈbɔːriəl / adjective ( technical 术语 ) relating to trees; living in trees 树木的;树栖的 ar·bor·eal / ɑːˈbɔːriəl ; NAmE ɑːrˈbɔːriəl /
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