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
02

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
  • Scarce snakeflyDeep Cut85points
  • Scarce summer mayflyDeep Cut85points
  • Scarce swallowtailDeep Cut85points
  • Scarce tiger fruit ChaferDeep Cut85points
  • Scarce tortoiseshellDeep Cut85points
  • Scarce wormwoodDeep Cut85points
  • Scarecrow tapertailDeep Cut85points
  • Scarecrow toadfishDeep Cut85points
  • Scarlet cardinalfishDeep Cut85points
  • Scarlet dragonflyDeep Cut85points
  • Scarlet flycatcherDeep Cut85points
  • Scarlet hawkfishDeep Cut85points
  • Scarlet Kauai damselflyDeep Cut85points
  • Scarlet marsh hawkDeep Cut85points
  • Scarlet mormon swallowtailDeep Cut85points
  • Scarlet oak sawflyDeep Cut85points
  • Scarlet pygmyflyDeep Cut85points
  • Scarlet seabatDeep Cut85points
  • Scarlet seaspiderDeep Cut85points
  • Scarlet skunk cleaner shrimpDeep Cut85points
  • Scarlet spiderlegsDeep Cut85points
  • Scarlet squirrelfishDeep Cut85points
  • Scarlet tigerDeep Cut85points
  • Scarlet tip butterflyDeep Cut85points
  • Scarlet-bodied wasp mothDeep Cut85points
  • Scarlet-tailed squirrel-fishDeep Cut85points
  • Schaeffer’s sawflyDeep Cut85points
  • Schaller's mouse shrewDeep Cut85points
  • Schaum's false snail-eating beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Schaupp's tiger beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Schaus' crowDeep Cut85points
  • Schaus' swallowtailDeep Cut85points
  • Schilbid catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Schlaeger's fruitworm mothDeep Cut85points
  • Schlegel's cardinalfishDeep Cut85points
  • Schlitter's mole shrewDeep Cut85points
  • Schmidly's deer mouseDeep Cut85points
  • Schmidt's crocodile skinkDeep Cut85points
  • Schmitt's toadfishDeep Cut85points
  • Schmutz's worm snakeDeep Cut85points
  • Schnitzler's horseshoe batDeep Cut85points
  • Schobli's ant woodlouseDeep Cut85points
  • Schoenberg's owlDeep Cut85points
  • Schoene spider miteDeep Cut85points
  • Schroeder's coralblennyDeep Cut85points
  • Schroeder's deepsea herringDeep Cut85points
  • Schwartz's AntthrushDeep Cut85points
  • Schwartz's catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Schwartz's worm snakeDeep Cut85points
  • Schwarz' pocket gopher Ptomaphagus beetleDeep 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