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
  • Southern little pipehorseDeep Cut85points
  • Southern mackerel scadDeep Cut85points
  • Southern mandarin dogfishDeep Cut85points
  • Southern marsupial moleDeep Cut85points
  • Southern mole cricketDeep Cut85points
  • Southern mole voleDeep Cut85points
  • Southern monarch butterflyDeep Cut85points
  • Southern monkeyfaceDeep Cut85points
  • Southern nightingale-wrenDeep Cut85points
  • Southern no-line scorpionfishDeep Cut85points
  • Southern orange-lined cardinal fishDeep Cut85points
  • Southern Pacific moray codDeep Cut85points
  • Southern panther toadDeep Cut85points
  • Southern peacock chameleonDeep Cut85points
  • Southern peacock soleDeep Cut85points
  • Southern peacock spiderDeep Cut85points
  • Southern pelagic cardinalfishDeep Cut85points
  • Southern Philippine shrew mouseDeep Cut85points
  • Southern pig-tailed macaqueDeep Cut85points
  • Southern pigfishDeep Cut85points
  • Southern pigtoeDeep Cut85points
  • Southern pill woodlouseDeep Cut85points
  • Southern Pimelea cutwormDeep Cut85points
  • Southern pine catkinworm mothDeep Cut85points
  • Southern pine conewormDeep Cut85points
  • Southern pine hawkmothDeep Cut85points
  • Southern pinflyDeep Cut85points
  • Southern pink-striped oakworm mothDeep Cut85points
  • Southern plains crayfishDeep Cut85points
  • Southern potato wirewormDeep Cut85points
  • Southern Pygmy cuttlefishDeep Cut85points
  • Southern Queensland glow wormDeep Cut85points
  • Southern red scorpionfishDeep Cut85points
  • Southern reedbuckDeep Cut85points
  • Southern right-whale dolphinDeep Cut85points
  • Southern rock deermouseDeep Cut85points
  • Southern rockcodDeep Cut85points
  • Southern sanddune tiger beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Southern sawtail catsharkDeep Cut85points
  • Southern scrub-flycatcherDeep Cut85points
  • Southern sea mouseDeep Cut85points
  • Southern shrikebillDeep Cut85points
  • Southern Sichuan crocodile newtDeep Cut85points
  • Southern silvery mole-ratDeep Cut85points
  • Southern silvery-kingfisherDeep Cut85points
  • Southern snake mantisDeep Cut85points
  • Southern snaketailDeep Cut85points
  • Southern snowflyDeep Cut85points
  • Southern South American stag beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Southern spider crabDeep 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