SINCE 1828
semiarboreal
adjective
semi·ar·bo·re·al
| \ ˌse-mē-är-ˈbȯr-ē-əl
, ˌse-ˌmī-, -mi-\
, ˌse-ˌmī-, -mi-\
Definition of semiarboreal
: often inhabiting and frequenting trees but not completely arboreal
semiarboreal snakes
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