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
  • SquidhoundDeep Cut85points
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  • Squillid mantis shrimpDeep Cut85points
  • Squirrel bot flyDeep Cut85points
  • Squirrel cuckooDeep Cut85points
  • Squirrel galagoDeep Cut85points
  • Squirrel gliderDeep Cut85points
  • Squirrel hakeDeep Cut85points
  • Squirrel Mange miteDeep Cut85points
  • Squirrel tickDeep Cut85points
  • Squirrel treefrogDeep Cut85points
  • Squirrel-toothed ratDeep Cut85points
  • Squirreleyed snapperDeep Cut85points
  • Squirrelfish snapperDeep Cut85points
  • Squirrelheaded catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Squirreltail wormDeep Cut85points
  • Sri lanka bagrid catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Sri lanka dwarf catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Sri lanka elongated green crab spiderDeep Cut85points
  • Sri lanka frogmouthDeep Cut85points
  • Sri lanka giant snakeheadDeep Cut85points
  • Sri lanka worm snakeDeep Cut85points
  • Sri lankan birdwingDeep Cut85points
  • Sri lankan bullfrogDeep Cut85points
  • Sri Lankan cat snakeDeep Cut85points
  • Sri Lankan CoralsnakeDeep Cut85points
  • Sri lankan ghost silverfishDeep Cut85points
  • Sri lankan lesser albatrossDeep Cut85points
  • Sri lankan palmflyDeep Cut85points
  • St. anthony dune tiger beetleDeep Cut85points
  • St. Croix snaketailDeep Cut85points
  • St. francis river crayfishDeep Cut85points
  • St. helena deepwater scorpionfishDeep Cut85points
  • St. Helenian ant spiderDeep Cut85points
  • St. John's Wort inchwormDeep Cut85points
  • St. johns elephantearDeep Cut85points
  • St. lawrence snowflyDeep Cut85points
  • St. lawrence tiger mothDeep Cut85points
  • Stag DarklingDeep Cut85points
  • Staghorn cholla mothDeep Cut85points
  • Staghorn damselfishDeep Cut85points
  • Staghorn false coralDeep Cut85points
  • Staghorn fern window-spot beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Staghorn ghostgobyDeep Cut85points
  • Staghorn hermit crabDeep Cut85points
  • Staghorn murexDeep Cut85points
  • Staghorn SculpinDeep Cut85points
  • StaghoundDeep Cut85points
  • Stagno's pill woodlouseDeep Cut85points
  • Stalked jellyfishDeep Cut85points
Recorded from the game’s published reveal · Source · Checked 9 Oct, 10:25 UTC

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