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
  • Robust pipehorseDeep Cut85points
  • Robust Spider KatydidDeep Cut85points
  • Robust springflyDeep Cut85points
  • Robust toad LubberDeep Cut85points
  • Robust Two-Line DragonDeep Cut85points
  • Robust worm eelDeep Cut85points
  • Rock ant-eaterDeep Cut85points
  • Rock ApeDeep Cut85points
  • Rock bullseyeDeep Cut85points
  • Rock catletDeep Cut85points
  • Rock crayfishDeep Cut85points
  • Rock DormouseDeep Cut85points
  • Rock DragonDeep Cut85points
  • Rock eagle-owlDeep Cut85points
  • Rock Elephant ShrewDeep Cut85points
  • Rock hindDeep Cut85points
  • Rock island springflyDeep Cut85points
  • Rock louseDeep Cut85points
  • Rock rabbitDeep Cut85points
  • Rock salmonDeep Cut85points
  • Rock-catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Rock-Loving Tiger BeetleDeep Cut85points
  • Rockies forestflyDeep Cut85points
  • Rockies needleflyDeep Cut85points
  • Rocky mountain forestflyDeep Cut85points
  • Rocky mountain goatDeep Cut85points
  • Rocky mountain hornet flyDeep Cut85points
  • Rocky river crayfishDeep Cut85points
  • Rocky Shore Goose BarnacleDeep Cut85points
  • Rodrigues flying foxDeep Cut85points
  • Roe Deer Bow-Fingered GeckoDeep Cut85points
  • Rogue scorpionfishDeep Cut85points
  • Rohwer's Pinyon SawflyDeep Cut85points
  • Rolled-winged stoneflyDeep Cut85points
  • Roma Earless DragonDeep Cut85points
  • Romanian magpie TumblerDeep Cut85points
  • Romanian raven shepherd dogDeep Cut85points
  • Romblon hawk-owlDeep Cut85points
  • Roncador catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Rondo worm snakeDeep Cut85points
  • Rondonia Warbling-antbirdDeep Cut85points
  • Rooster clamDeep Cut85points
  • Rooster hindDeep Cut85points
  • Rooster snakeletDeep Cut85points
  • Rooster venusDeep Cut85points
  • Rooster-tail conchDeep Cut85points
  • Root-mouthed jellyfishDeep Cut85points
  • Roraiman antbirdDeep Cut85points
  • Roraiman antwrenDeep Cut85points
  • Roraiman flycatcherDeep Cut85points
Recorded from the game’s published reveal · Source · Checked 9 Oct, 10:25 UTC

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