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
  • Pygmy cuckoo nomad beeDeep Cut85points
  • Pygmy CuckooshrikeDeep Cut85points
  • Pygmy cuttlefishDeep Cut85points
  • Pygmy damselflyDeep Cut85points
  • Pygmy driftwood catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Pygmy Dromo tiger beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Pygmy frogfishDeep Cut85points
  • Pygmy hog sucking louseDeep Cut85points
  • Pygmy locust lobsterDeep Cut85points
  • Pygmy mole cricketDeep Cut85points
  • Pygmy mouse lemurDeep Cut85points
  • Pygmy phantom crane flyDeep Cut85points
  • Pygmy pikecongerDeep Cut85points
  • Pygmy pill woodlouseDeep Cut85points
  • Pygmy ribbontail catsharkDeep Cut85points
  • Pygmy rockcodDeep Cut85points
  • Pygmy Scaly-tailed flying squirrelDeep Cut85points
  • Pygmy scorpionfishDeep Cut85points
  • Pygmy seahareDeep Cut85points
  • Pygmy shore-eelDeep Cut85points
  • Pygmy shrew tenrecDeep Cut85points
  • Pygmy snailfishDeep Cut85points
  • Pygmy snake-eyed skinkDeep Cut85points
  • Pygmy snowflyDeep Cut85points
  • Pygmy thorny seahorseDeep Cut85points
  • Pygmy tiger beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Pygmy wolf snakeDeep Cut85points
  • Pygmy wren babblerDeep Cut85points
  • PygmyflyDeep Cut85points
  • Pyralis-mimicking fireflyDeep Cut85points
  • Pyramid butterflyfishDeep Cut85points
  • Pyrenean sheepdogDeep Cut85points
  • Pyrops lanternflyDeep Cut85points
  • Python chitonDeep Cut85points
  • Python millipedeDeep Cut85points
  • Python skipperDeep Cut85points
  • Qin emperor ratsnakeDeep Cut85points
  • Qingyuan partridgeDeep Cut85points
  • Quadrate snipe flyDeep Cut85points
  • Quagga catsharkDeep Cut85points
  • Quail-doveDeep Cut85points
  • Quail-thrushDeep Cut85points
  • QuailfinchDeep Cut85points
  • Quailfinch indigobirdDeep Cut85points
  • Quarre's tigerDeep Cut85points
  • Quarry worm salamanderDeep Cut85points
  • Quechuan mouse opossumDeep Cut85points
  • Queen Alexandra's birdwingDeep Cut85points
  • Queen butterflyDeep Cut85points
  • Queen parrotfishDeep Cut85points
Recorded from the game’s published reveal · Source · Checked 9 Oct, 10:25 UTC

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