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
  • Shining-blue kingfisherDeep Cut85points
  • Shiny bird squidDeep Cut85points
  • Shiny cowbirdDeep Cut85points
  • Shiny Guinea pigDeep Cut85points
  • Shiny mole cricketDeep Cut85points
  • Shiny pigtoeDeep Cut85points
  • Shiny spider beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Shiny tortoise beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Shiny wolf spiderDeep Cut85points
  • Shiny-faced Cuckoo Sweat BeeDeep Cut85points
  • Shirai's spurdogDeep Cut85points
  • Shirley's coralblennyDeep Cut85points
  • Shore conchDeep Cut85points
  • Short barbelled catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Short boarfishDeep Cut85points
  • Short bum Tmarus crab spiderDeep Cut85points
  • Short dorsal-fin snake eelDeep Cut85points
  • Short mountain crayfishDeep Cut85points
  • Short Orthotrichian microcaddisflyDeep Cut85points
  • Short pikeheaded hardyheadDeep Cut85points
  • Short river garfishDeep Cut85points
  • Short shore eelDeep Cut85points
  • Short snake millipedeDeep Cut85points
  • Short snouted seahorseDeep Cut85points
  • Short tail worm eelDeep Cut85points
  • Short Thorax crayfishDeep Cut85points
  • Short worm eelDeep Cut85points
  • Short worm lizardDeep Cut85points
  • Short-armed waspfishDeep Cut85points
  • Short-barred yellow conchDeep Cut85points
  • Short-body frogmouthDeep Cut85points
  • Short-crested flycatcherDeep Cut85points
  • Short-faced scorpionflyDeep Cut85points
  • Short-finned batfishDeep Cut85points
  • Short-finned lizardfishDeep Cut85points
  • Short-finned sea-pikeDeep Cut85points
  • Short-finned snailfishDeep Cut85points
  • Short-flash fireflyDeep Cut85points
  • Short-furred woolly mouse opossumDeep Cut85points
  • Short-haired dogwood AndrenaDeep Cut85points
  • Short-haired Marsupial mouseDeep Cut85points
  • Short-head seahorseDeep Cut85points
  • Short-headed worm eelDeep Cut85points
  • Short-horn triangular batfishDeep Cut85points
  • Short-horned ant flyDeep Cut85points
  • Short-horned wasp flyDeep Cut85points
  • Short-horned yellowjacket flyDeep Cut85points
  • Short-jawed sea-pikeDeep Cut85points
  • Short-legged harvest-spiderDeep Cut85points
  • Short-legged tiger 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