The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ARBOREAL
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
A
R
B
O
R
E
A
L
More clues leading to the result ARBOREAL
- Like a sloth carried into middle of sea
- A right pain, a lemur, primarily living in tree!
- Aero Bar melted, left in sylvan setting
- Tree-dwelling snake’s about, tip off Spanish royal
- Wooded area and lake conceal backward-looking rip off
- Tidal surge in lakefound in 20?
- Having trees, a river, a lake — what’s uninteresting in that?
- Tree-dwelling, headless snake climbs — true!
- Boar surprisingly existing like a bird, for example?
- Tidal wave crashing through a bar, not one of wood
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "like a bird, for example?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case like a bird, for example? = arboreal.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does ARBOREAL mean?
ARBOREAL noun- Any tree-dwelling creature.
- Of, relating to, or resembling a tree.
- Living in or among trees.