arboricole

adjective

ar·​bor·​i·​cole

variants or less commonly arboricolous

¦ärbə¦rikələs

: inhabiting trees

certain mollusks are arboricole

Word History

Etymology

French, from Latin arbor tree + French -i- + -cole -colous

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