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
  • Seal louseDeep Cut85points
  • Seal salamanderDeep Cut85points
  • Seal sharkDeep Cut85points
  • Seal-birdDeep Cut85points
  • Seale's cardinalfishDeep Cut85points
  • Sealpoint metalmarkDeep Cut85points
  • Searsia flea beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Seaside flying foxDeep Cut85points
  • Seaside peacock spiderDeep Cut85points
  • Seathorn hawk-mothDeep Cut85points
  • Sechura lizardfishDeep Cut85points
  • Secluded camel cricketDeep Cut85points
  • Secondary screwwormDeep Cut85points
  • Sedge grouse locustDeep Cut85points
  • Sedgelands worm-lizardDeep Cut85points
  • Sedor's coralbrotulaDeep Cut85points
  • SeedsnipeDeep Cut85points
  • Seep willowflyDeep Cut85points
  • Sekhukhune shadeflyDeep Cut85points
  • Selangor woolly horseshoe batDeep Cut85points
  • Self guinea pigDeep Cut85points
  • Semi-collared SparrowhawkDeep Cut85points
  • Semi-social crab spiderDeep Cut85points
  • Semicollared flycatcherDeep Cut85points
  • Semicolon sawflyDeep Cut85points
  • Seminole crayfishDeep Cut85points
  • Seminole rams-hornDeep Cut85points
  • Senegal hartebeestDeep Cut85points
  • Senegalese frogfishDeep Cut85points
  • Sengoku's leopard geckoDeep Cut85points
  • Senile tiger beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Sentry dragonflyDeep Cut85points
  • Sepia-capped flycatcherDeep Cut85points
  • Sepik river garfishDeep Cut85points
  • Sepik-Ramu shrikethrushDeep Cut85points
  • Sequatchie snowflyDeep Cut85points
  • Sequoia snowflyDeep Cut85points
  • Seram crowDeep Cut85points
  • Seram flying foxDeep Cut85points
  • Serbian ant-cricketDeep Cut85points
  • Serbian sheep dogDeep Cut85points
  • Serene's black coral crabDeep Cut85points
  • Serial fish isopodDeep Cut85points
  • Serious donkeyface weevilDeep Cut85points
  • Serpent black dragonfishDeep Cut85points
  • Serpent blennyDeep Cut85points
  • Serpent coralDeep Cut85points
  • Serpent eagleDeep Cut85points
  • Serpent eelDeep Cut85points
  • Serpent RingtailDeep Cut85points
Recorded from the game’s published reveal · Source · Checked 9 Oct, 10:25 UTC

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