acrodendrophily

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What does acrodendrophily mean?

The tendency of an animal to inhabit or frequent treetops.

Where does acrodendrophily come from?

From acro- (“tip”) + dendro- (“tree”) + -phily (“liking, tendency”). Coined by Garnham et al. in 1946.

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