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
  • Rat-Tail RayDeep Cut85points
  • Rat-tailed maggotDeep Cut85points
  • Rat-Tailed Sea CucumberDeep Cut85points
  • Rat-tailed stingrayDeep Cut85points
  • Rathbun's Lobster ShrimpDeep Cut85points
  • Rathke's woodlouseDeep Cut85points
  • RattailDeep Cut85points
  • Rattail skateDeep Cut85points
  • Rattlesnake-master Borer mothDeep Cut85points
  • Ratzeburg's woodlouseDeep Cut85points
  • Rauparaha's copper butterflyDeep Cut85points
  • Ravelobe Mouse LemurDeep Cut85points
  • Raven antlike flower beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Raven GrieverDeep Cut85points
  • RavenfishDeep Cut85points
  • Ravenous cusk-eelDeep Cut85points
  • Ray leechDeep Cut85points
  • Ray slugmothDeep Cut85points
  • Razzauti's woodlouseDeep Cut85points
  • Real Red Cocktail AntDeep Cut85points
  • Rear horned baboon spiderDeep Cut85points
  • Rearbar cardinalfishDeep Cut85points
  • Rearfin wormfishDeep Cut85points
  • Recluse wolf snakeDeep Cut85points
  • Recondite webworm mothDeep Cut85points
  • Rectilinea slug mothDeep Cut85points
  • Recurved Sea-ButterflyDeep Cut85points
  • Recurved snowflyDeep Cut85points
  • Recurved swallowtailDeep Cut85points
  • Red and Blue Spiny CrayfishDeep Cut85points
  • Red bamboo rat snakeDeep Cut85points
  • Red Band GoatfishDeep Cut85points
  • Red banded grubfishDeep Cut85points
  • Red banded whiteflyDeep Cut85points
  • Red banded wolfsnakeDeep Cut85points
  • Red Barnacle-Gall CauserDeep Cut85points
  • Red bat starDeep Cut85points
  • Red BatfishDeep Cut85points
  • Red belted cardinalfishDeep Cut85points
  • Red brick crayfishDeep Cut85points
  • Red Bug Jumping SpiderDeep Cut85points
  • Red bull antDeep Cut85points
  • Red bull assassin bugDeep Cut85points
  • Red bullseyeDeep Cut85points
  • Red bumblebee shrimpDeep Cut85points
  • Red burrowing crayfishDeep Cut85points
  • Red butterfly breamDeep Cut85points
  • Red Cat SnakeDeep Cut85points
  • Red cheek crayfishDeep Cut85points
  • Red claw crayfishDeep Cut85points
Recorded from the game’s published reveal · Source · Checked 9 Oct, 10:25 UTC

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