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Arboreal vs Mousebird - What's the difference?

arboreal | mousebird |

As nouns the difference between arboreal and mousebird

is that arboreal is any tree-dwelling creature while mousebird is any of a group of possibly passerine arboreal birds of order coliiformes , confined to sub-saharan africa, which build cup-shaped nests of twigs.

As an adjective arboreal

is of, relating to, or resembling a tree; treely.

arboreal

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Of, relating to, or resembling a tree; treely.
  • Living in or among trees.
  • See also

    * boreal * sylvan

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any tree-dwelling creature.
  • * 1971 , Theo Lang, The difference between a man and a woman
  • So, by learning to use their eyes to more and more advantage the arboreals added another treasure to the foundation of human intelligence.

    mousebird

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of a group of possibly passerine arboreal birds of order Coliiformes , confined to sub-Saharan Africa, which build cup-shaped nests of twigs.
  • Synonyms

    *coly