The difference between Arboreal and Boreal

When used as adjectives, arboreal means of, relating to, or resembling a tree, whereas boreal means of, relating to, or coming from the north.


Arboreal is also noun with the meaning: any tree-dwelling creature.

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  1. Arboreal as an adjective:

    Of, relating to, or resembling a tree.

  2. Arboreal as an adjective:

    Living in or among trees.

  1. Arboreal as a noun:

    Any tree-dwelling creature.

  1. Boreal as an adjective:

    Of, relating to, or coming from the north.

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