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
  • Smallmouth catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Smallmouth electric catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Smallmouth redhorseDeep Cut85points
  • Smallmouth squirrelfishDeep Cut85points
  • Smallmouth velvet dogfishDeep Cut85points
  • Smallscale bullseyeDeep Cut85points
  • Smallscale cardinalDeep Cut85points
  • Smallscale duckbillDeep Cut85points
  • Smallscale grubfishDeep Cut85points
  • Smallscale lizardfishDeep Cut85points
  • Smallscale pike characinDeep Cut85points
  • Smallscaled codDeep Cut85points
  • Smallspine dogfishDeep Cut85points
  • Smallspot frogfishDeep Cut85points
  • Smalltooth sand tigerDeep Cut85points
  • Smalltoothed pigface breamDeep Cut85points
  • Smalltoothed ponyfishDeep Cut85points
  • Smelt-whitingDeep Cut85points
  • Smiling snake-eelDeep Cut85points
  • Smith's arboreal alligator lizardDeep Cut85points
  • Smith's blue butterflyDeep Cut85points
  • Smith's butterflyfishDeep Cut85points
  • Smith's cardinalfishDeep Cut85points
  • Smith's coral gobyDeep Cut85points
  • Smith's coralbrotulaDeep Cut85points
  • Smith's cuttlefishDeep Cut85points
  • Smith's dogfishDeep Cut85points
  • Smith's dragonflyDeep Cut85points
  • Smith's pigface breamDeep Cut85points
  • Smith's scorpionfishDeep Cut85points
  • Smith's shrimpgobyDeep Cut85points
  • Smith's snake skinkDeep Cut85points
  • Smithers's horseshoe batDeep Cut85points
  • Smokies forestflyDeep Cut85points
  • Smokies needleflyDeep Cut85points
  • Smokies snowflyDeep Cut85points
  • Smoky Buttercup sawflyDeep Cut85points
  • Smoky horse flyDeep Cut85points
  • Smoky seabatDeep Cut85points
  • Smoky willowflyDeep Cut85points
  • Smoky-fronted tody-flycatcherDeep Cut85points
  • Smoky-winged beetle bandit waspDeep Cut85points
  • Smoky-winged woodlouse flyDeep Cut85points
  • Smokybrown cockroachDeep Cut85points
  • Smooth alligatorfishDeep Cut85points
  • Smooth bug-eyed frogDeep Cut85points
  • Smooth butterfly rayDeep Cut85points
  • Smooth cardinalfishDeep Cut85points
  • Smooth Cellophane-cuckoo beeDeep Cut85points
  • Smooth clam shrimpDeep Cut85points
Recorded from the game’s published reveal · Source · Checked 9 Oct, 10:25 UTC

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