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
  • Serpent starDeep Cut85points
  • Serpent-eaterDeep Cut85points
  • Serpent-skinned brittle starDeep Cut85points
  • Serpentine webwormDeep Cut85points
  • Serra antwrenDeep Cut85points
  • Serrano bulldogDeep Cut85points
  • Serrate ant-like flower beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Serrate-banded wolf snakeDeep Cut85points
  • Serrate-shoulder worm and slug hunterDeep Cut85points
  • Serrated deepwater scorpionfishDeep Cut85points
  • Serrated pill woodlouseDeep Cut85points
  • Serrulate rattailDeep Cut85points
  • Setzer's mouse-tailed dormouseDeep Cut85points
  • Seven ray toothcarpDeep Cut85points
  • Seven-armed coral starDeep Cut85points
  • Seven-armed starfishDeep Cut85points
  • Sevenband cardinalfishDeep Cut85points
  • Sevengill cow sharkDeep Cut85points
  • Sevier snowflyDeep Cut85points
  • Seychelle's wormfishDeep Cut85points
  • Seychelles butterflyfishDeep Cut85points
  • Seychelles crowDeep Cut85points
  • Seychelles flying foxDeep Cut85points
  • Seychelles goatfishDeep Cut85points
  • Seychelles magpie-robinDeep Cut85points
  • Seychelles monkey grasshopperDeep Cut85points
  • Seychelles paradise-flycatcherDeep Cut85points
  • Seychelles shrimpgobyDeep Cut85points
  • Seychelles SpurdogDeep Cut85points
  • Seychelles wolf snakeDeep Cut85points
  • Seydel's snake-eyed skinkDeep Cut85points
  • Sfenthourakis's pill woodlouseDeep Cut85points
  • Shad frogDeep Cut85points
  • Shad mooneyeDeep Cut85points
  • Shad porgyDeep Cut85points
  • Shad spiritDeep Cut85points
  • ShadbirdDeep Cut85points
  • ShadeflyDeep Cut85points
  • Shadow catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Shady tigressDeep Cut85points
  • Shaggy cockscombDeep Cut85points
  • Shaggy crayfishDeep Cut85points
  • Shaggy monkey beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Shaggy mouse nudibranchDeep Cut85points
  • Shaggy sponge crabDeep Cut85points
  • Shagreened slug mothDeep Cut85points
  • Shamel's horseshoe batDeep Cut85points
  • Shantar snailfishDeep Cut85points
  • Shaping horned toadDeep Cut85points
  • Shark bay eel-blennyDeep Cut85points
Recorded from the game’s published reveal · Source · Checked 9 Oct, 10:25 UTC

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