Definition of arboricole
:inhabiting trees
- certain mollusks are arboricole
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arboricole
adjective
ar·bor·i·cole
variants:
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arboricolous
\¦ärbə¦rikələs\
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Origin and Etymology of arboricole
French, from Latin arbor tree + French -i- + -cole -colous
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