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
  • River mastiff batDeep Cut85points
  • River redhorseDeep Cut85points
  • River sandmoleDeep Cut85points
  • River sardineDeep Cut85points
  • River troutDeep Cut85points
  • River-Carp BarilDeep Cut85points
  • River-Shore CraneflyDeep Cut85points
  • Riverbed burrower mayflyDeep Cut85points
  • RiverhawkDeep Cut85points
  • Rivers' snail-eating beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Riverside cuckoo waspDeep Cut85points
  • Rivulated parrotfishDeep Cut85points
  • Rivulated rabbitfishDeep Cut85points
  • Rivulet tigerDeep Cut85points
  • Roach-like stoneflyDeep Cut85points
  • Roach's mouse-tailed dormouseDeep Cut85points
  • Roaming caterpillar hunterDeep Cut85points
  • Roanoke hog suckerDeep Cut85points
  • Roatan coral snakeDeep Cut85points
  • Robert's Bird TickDeep Cut85points
  • Robert's CrayfishDeep Cut85points
  • Robert's river garfishDeep Cut85points
  • Robert's stoneflyDeep Cut85points
  • Robert's Worm LizardDeep Cut85points
  • Roberts' coralbrotulaDeep Cut85points
  • Roberts’ horseshoe batDeep Cut85points
  • Robin AccentorDeep Cut85points
  • Robin dipperDeep Cut85points
  • Robin Redbreast TritonDeep Cut85points
  • Robin snipeDeep Cut85points
  • Robin-breastDeep Cut85points
  • Robin's frog-eyed ant spiderDeep Cut85points
  • Robin's ghostsharkDeep Cut85points
  • Robinson's Forest DragonDeep Cut85points
  • Robinson's horseshoe batDeep Cut85points
  • Robinson's mouse opossumDeep Cut85points
  • Robinson's peacock spiderDeep Cut85points
  • Roborowski's Toadhead AgamaDeep Cut85points
  • Robust assfishDeep Cut85points
  • Robust burrowing mayflyDeep Cut85points
  • Robust camel cricketDeep Cut85points
  • Robust cardinalfishDeep Cut85points
  • Robust coralbrotulaDeep Cut85points
  • Robust crayfishDeep Cut85points
  • Robust cusk-eelDeep Cut85points
  • Robust golden moleDeep Cut85points
  • Robust lesser baboon spiderDeep Cut85points
  • Robust Longhorn-cuckooDeep Cut85points
  • Robust molecricketDeep Cut85points
  • Robust monkey grasshopperDeep 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