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
  • Singular owl-butterflyDeep Cut85points
  • Singular turret-cuckooDeep Cut85points
  • Sinkhole crayfishDeep Cut85points
  • Sino-Korean owl mothDeep Cut85points
  • Sinuous bee flyDeep Cut85points
  • Sinuous snaketailDeep Cut85points
  • Sioux snaketailDeep Cut85points
  • Siskiyou caddisflyDeep Cut85points
  • Sisor catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Sisorid catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Sivickis' box jellyfishDeep Cut85points
  • Six spotted snailkillerDeep Cut85points
  • Six-banded scorpionflyDeep Cut85points
  • Six-banded tiger barbDeep Cut85points
  • Six-barred reef codDeep Cut85points
  • Six-eyed crab spiderDeep Cut85points
  • Six-fleck tiger beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Six-knobbed snowflyDeep Cut85points
  • Six-spot spider beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Six-spotted craneflyDeep Cut85points
  • Six-spotted froghopperDeep Cut85points
  • Six-spotted tiger beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Six-spotted wasp-cuckooDeep Cut85points
  • Six-spotted Zigzag ladybirdDeep Cut85points
  • Six-striped woodlouseDeep Cut85points
  • Sixband hawkfishDeep Cut85points
  • Sixbanded coralfishDeep Cut85points
  • Sixgill cow sharkDeep Cut85points
  • Sixspine butterflyfishDeep Cut85points
  • Sixspot craneflyDeep Cut85points
  • Sixstrap grubfishDeep Cut85points
  • Sixteen-spotted cuckoo Carder beeDeep Cut85points
  • Sjöstedt's honeyguide greenbulDeep Cut85points
  • Skeleton louseDeep Cut85points
  • Skeletorus peacock spiderDeep Cut85points
  • Skink teguDeep Cut85points
  • Skinny pigDeep Cut85points
  • Skipper butterflyDeep Cut85points
  • Skullcap tigressDeep Cut85points
  • Skunk badgerDeep Cut85points
  • Skunk bearDeep Cut85points
  • Skunk beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Skunk botiaDeep Cut85points
  • Skunk cleaner shrimpDeep Cut85points
  • Skunk clownfishDeep Cut85points
  • Skunk cockroachDeep Cut85points
  • Skunk corydorasDeep Cut85points
  • Skunk dolphinDeep Cut85points
  • Skunk duckDeep Cut85points
  • Skunk frogDeep 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