Long-Living Animal With a Shell
This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from The 80s, Group 785, Puzzle 3 (Fingerless Gloves).
Question is: Long-Living Animal With a Shell
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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