This Animal Beat the Hare, Slowly and Steadily

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Tundra and Taiga, Group 1687, Puzzle 2 (Burrowing Petrels).

Question is: This Animal Beat the Hare, Slowly and Steadily

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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