Hard-Shelled, Slow Reptile, Brings Longevity

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Cats, Group 1724, Puzzle 5 (Maine Coons).

Question is: Hard-Shelled, Slow Reptile, Brings Longevity

and the answer is: TORTOISE

Word Meaning:

TORTOISE — Any of various land-dwelling reptiles, of the family Testudinidae (chiefly Canada, US) or the order Testudines (chiefly UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, India), whose body is enclosed in a shell (carapace plus plastron). The animal can withdraw its head and four legs partially into the shell, providing some protection from predators.

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