Answer:
It has plenty of backbone but doesn't have a let. It peels like an orange but it comes from an egg.
My first is in window but not in pane. My second's in road but not in lane. My third is in oval but not in round. My fourth is in hearing but not in sound. My whole is known as a sign of peace. And from Noah's ark won quick release.
Tall when seated, short when standing.
I am the only animal to have the same Latin and common name.
I have legs but seldom walkอพ I backbite many but never talkอพ I seek places that can hide me because those that feed me cannot abide me
What sphinxes employ and players enjoy.