Name an animal named after another animal (like seahorse)

October 9, 2026 · Daily Dive #86

Explore 22,916 recorded answers and their points for question 2 on October 9, 2026.

Dated record7 questions · 27,841 recorded answers

22,916 recorded names on October 9, 2026, 22,400 at 85 or higher. The highest recorded score on this question is 100.

Look for compound or descriptive animal names that borrow a different creature's name, often because of a shared shape, colour, sound or habit. The animal's own common name must contain or be taken from another animal's name; the two creatures do not need to be related.

22,916 recorded answers22,400 at 85+ points100 highest recorded points
  • One in a Krillion2100 pts
  • Deep Cut22,39885 pts
  • Rare47760 pts
  • Schooler3230 pts
  • Plankton710 pts
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Recorded answers

22,916 recorded answers

Get a hint

Look for compound or descriptive animal names that borrow a different creature's name, often because of a shared shape, colour, sound or habit.

A little more

The animal's own common name must contain or be taken from another animal's name; the two creatures do not need to be related.

Spelling clue

A recorded 100-point answer begins with “B” and contains 7 letters or digits, excluding spaces and punctuation.

Reveal answers 22,916
  • Purple parrotfishDeep Cut85points
  • Purple pig-nosed frogDeep Cut85points
  • Purple pigtoeDeep Cut85points
  • Purple pike congerDeep Cut85points
  • Purple quail-doveDeep Cut85points
  • Purple softcoral nudibranchDeep Cut85points
  • Purple spotted swallowtailDeep Cut85points
  • Purple tigerDeep Cut85points
  • Purple tiger beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Purple titDeep Cut85points
  • Purple zebra shrimpDeep Cut85points
  • Purple-backed cabbagewormDeep Cut85points
  • Purple-banded Tethys tiger beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Purple-bearded bee-eaterDeep Cut85points
  • Purple-brown parrotfishDeep Cut85points
  • Purple-crested slug mothDeep Cut85points
  • Purple-crowned PlovercrestDeep Cut85points
  • Purple-headed parrotfishDeep Cut85points
  • Purple-mouthed kookaburra whelkDeep Cut85points
  • Purple-naped spiderhunterDeep Cut85points
  • Purple-sided Tethys tiger beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Purple-striped jellyfishDeep Cut85points
  • Purple-striped shootworm mothDeep Cut85points
  • Purple-throated CuckooshrikeDeep Cut85points
  • Purplebanded snake eelDeep Cut85points
  • Purplestreak parrotfishDeep Cut85points
  • Purplish ant flyDeep Cut85points
  • Purplish-backed quail-doveDeep Cut85points
  • Purplish-blue cockroach-hunter waspDeep Cut85points
  • Purse-case caddisflyDeep Cut85points
  • Purslane sawflyDeep Cut85points
  • Pursuing horse flyDeep Cut85points
  • Purus antwrenDeep Cut85points
  • Pushkar small-scaled snake-eyeDeep Cut85points
  • Puss caterpillarDeep Cut85points
  • Puss mothDeep Cut85points
  • Pussytoes plume mothDeep Cut85points
  • Pussytoes Pyrausta mothDeep Cut85points
  • Putao snakeheadDeep Cut85points
  • Puteanus camel cricketDeep Cut85points
  • Putnam county cave crayfishDeep Cut85points
  • Putumayo Coral SnakeDeep Cut85points
  • Puzzled toadfishDeep Cut85points
  • Pygmy anteaterDeep Cut85points
  • Pygmy antwrenDeep Cut85points
  • Pygmy bee flyDeep Cut85points
  • Pygmy blue flycatcherDeep Cut85points
  • Pygmy catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Pygmy coral croucherDeep Cut85points
  • Pygmy coral snakeDeep Cut85points
Recorded from the game’s published reveal · Source · Checked 9 Oct, 10:25 UTC

Names and scores reflect the linked dated reveal. The original game makes the final decision on live acceptance. Editorial policy