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
  • Stalkeye scorpionfishDeep Cut85points
  • Stanford's whiteflyDeep Cut85points
  • Stanley's slug-eating snakeDeep Cut85points
  • Star horseshoe wormDeep Cut85points
  • Star wolf spiderDeep Cut85points
  • Star-throated antwrenDeep Cut85points
  • Starburst baboon spiderDeep Cut85points
  • Starfingered frogfishDeep Cut85points
  • Starfish shrimpDeep Cut85points
  • Stargazer mountain catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Stargazer snake eelDeep Cut85points
  • Starling pigeonDeep Cut85points
  • Starred caterpillar hunterDeep Cut85points
  • Starry catsharkDeep Cut85points
  • Starry cuttlefishDeep Cut85points
  • Starry deepsea batfishDeep Cut85points
  • Starry dragonetDeep Cut85points
  • Starry fireflyDeep Cut85points
  • Starry owlet-nightjarDeep Cut85points
  • Starry pigface breamDeep Cut85points
  • Starry smooth-houndDeep Cut85points
  • Starry toadfishDeep Cut85points
  • Starspotted smooth-houndDeep Cut85points
  • Staudinger's owl-butterflyDeep Cut85points
  • Stearn's dove snailDeep Cut85points
  • Stearns' sea spiderDeep Cut85points
  • Steel-blue cricket hunterDeep Cut85points
  • Steel-blue flycatcherDeep Cut85points
  • Steel-blue Grapevine flea beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Steel-blue sawflyDeep Cut85points
  • Steelblue ladybirdDeep Cut85points
  • Steely blue leg birdeater tarantulaDeep Cut85points
  • Steene's scorpionfishDeep Cut85points
  • Steephead parrotfishDeep Cut85points
  • Stein's dwarf snailfishDeep Cut85points
  • Steindachner's catDeep Cut85points
  • Steindachner's sea catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Steindachner's Snakeneck turtleDeep Cut85points
  • Steinhardt's shrimp-gobyDeep Cut85points
  • Steinitz' prawn-gobyDeep Cut85points
  • Stejneger's mock cobraDeep Cut85points
  • Stejneger's snail suckerDeep Cut85points
  • Stejneger's worm lizardDeep Cut85points
  • Stellate river hawkDeep Cut85points
  • Stellate scorpionfishDeep Cut85points
  • Stellate smooth-houndDeep Cut85points
  • Stellate tadpole-gobyDeep Cut85points
  • Stem eelwormDeep Cut85points
  • Stem sawflyDeep Cut85points
  • Stempffer's tiger blueDeep Cut85points
Recorded from the game’s published reveal · Source · Checked 9 Oct, 10:25 UTC

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