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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