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
  • Regal ParrotfishDeep Cut85points
  • Regal swallowtailDeep Cut85points
  • Regan's Deepwater DragonetDeep Cut85points
  • Regent Carp GudgeonDeep Cut85points
  • Regular molecricketDeep Cut85points
  • Regular Woollyleg butterflyDeep Cut85points
  • Rehn's cockroachDeep Cut85points
  • Rehn's Sand CockroachDeep Cut85points
  • Reid's Arboreal alligator lizardDeep Cut85points
  • Reidi SeahorseDeep Cut85points
  • Reimann's snake-necked turtleDeep Cut85points
  • Reindeer nose botflyDeep Cut85points
  • Reindeer Warble flyDeep Cut85points
  • Reindeer wrasseDeep Cut85points
  • Reinwardt's horse flyDeep Cut85points
  • Relict dragonflyDeep Cut85points
  • Relict leopard frogDeep Cut85points
  • Relict Naucorid beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Relict rhinoceros beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Relict silverfishDeep Cut85points
  • Relict snail-eating beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Relict spider antDeep Cut85points
  • Relictual snail-eating beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Remarkable ostrich-footDeep Cut85points
  • Remora CatfishDeep Cut85points
  • Remote Coral SnakeDeep Cut85points
  • Rendahl's catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Rendahl's wolf snakeDeep Cut85points
  • Renjifo's coral snakeDeep Cut85points
  • Rennell flying foxDeep Cut85points
  • Rennell ShrikebillDeep Cut85points
  • Rensch's Snake-Eyed SkinkDeep Cut85points
  • Reptilian snake eelDeep Cut85points
  • Restinga antwrenDeep Cut85points
  • Restless flycatcherDeep Cut85points
  • Restless horse flyDeep Cut85points
  • Restricted catseyeDeep Cut85points
  • Reticulate centipede snakeDeep Cut85points
  • Reticulate crayfishDeep Cut85points
  • Reticulate eagle rayDeep Cut85points
  • Reticulate toadfishDeep Cut85points
  • Reticulate triangular batfishDeep Cut85points
  • Reticulate UnicornfishDeep Cut85points
  • Reticulate worm snakeDeep Cut85points
  • Reticulated buckwheat aphidDeep Cut85points
  • Reticulated ButterflyfishDeep Cut85points
  • Reticulated Centipede EaterDeep Cut85points
  • Reticulated DragonetDeep Cut85points
  • Reticulated FrogfishDeep Cut85points
  • Reticulated fruitworm mothDeep Cut85points
Recorded from the game’s published reveal · Source · Checked 9 Oct, 10:25 UTC

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