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A warrior among the flowers, he bears a thrusting sword. He uses it whenever he must, to defend his golden hoard.
I have no teeth but I can swallow my food whole. I slither on the ground. What am I?
What animal dwells in water and best known for its work ethic?
My first is twice in apple but not once in tart. My second is in liver but not in heart. My third is in giant and also in ghost. Whole I'm best when I am toast.
Stealthy as a shadow in the dead of night, cunning but affectionate if given a bite. Never owned but often loved. At my sport considered cruel, but that's because you never know me at all.
What scientists might call your pooch.