Answer:
With four oars it swims but it is always at home. Its back is like armor, tougher than chrome. What is it?
What scientists might call your pooch.
A horrid monster hides from the day, with many legs and many eyes. With silver chains it catches prey. And eats it all before it dies. Yet in every cottage does it stay. And every castle beneath the sky.
Even if my life is taken eight still remain.
They're actually great swimmers now, but later they will become excellent hoppers.
What sphinxes employ and players enjoy.