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Arboreal

adjective / ar-BOR-ee-uhl / Medium
Meaning

Relating to, living in, or characteristic of trees

Origin / Etymology

Latin arbor, meaning tree

Synonyms
Tree-dwelling Sylvan
Antonyms
Terrestrial Ground-dwelling
Example Sentence
"The clouded leopard's exceptional arboreal ability, including the rare capacity to descend trees head-first, sets it apart from ground-hunting big cats and makes it one of India's hardest carnivores to survey."
🎯 UPSC Usage

Deploy in GS3 environment answers on habitat specialisation, e.g. distinguishing arboreal species from terrestrial ones when discussing why canopy connectivity and corridor fragmentation matter more for some species than reserve boundaries alone.

Relevant Subjects
Environment
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