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
  • Streaker porpoiseDeep Cut85points
  • Streaky prong-gilled mayflyDeep Cut85points
  • Streaky-breasted spiderhunterDeep Cut85points
  • Stream catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Stream mayflyDeep Cut85points
  • Stream wormslaterDeep Cut85points
  • Streamer searobinDeep Cut85points
  • Streblid bat flyDeep Cut85points
  • Street's snake skinkDeep Cut85points
  • Stresemanni swallowtailDeep Cut85points
  • Stretched snowflyDeep Cut85points
  • Striate wolfsnailDeep Cut85points
  • Striated antbirdDeep Cut85points
  • Striated AntthrushDeep Cut85points
  • Striated deer flyDeep Cut85points
  • Striated frogfishDeep Cut85points
  • Striated lanternflyDeep Cut85points
  • Striated locust lobsterDeep Cut85points
  • Striated ponyfishDeep Cut85points
  • Striated worm-lizardDeep Cut85points
  • Striated wren-babblerDeep Cut85points
  • Strict snake eelDeep Cut85points
  • Strigate parrotfishDeep Cut85points
  • Striolated tit-SpinetailDeep Cut85points
  • Stripe monkey beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Stripe-backed antbirdDeep Cut85points
  • Stripe-backed snailkillerDeep Cut85points
  • Stripe-chested antwrenDeep Cut85points
  • Stripe-headed antpittaDeep Cut85points
  • Stripe-necked tody-tyrantDeep Cut85points
  • Stripe-tailed ratsnakeDeep Cut85points
  • Striped albatrossDeep Cut85points
  • Striped Beaked waterfleaDeep Cut85points
  • Striped beebalm blister beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Striped black crowDeep Cut85points
  • Striped blue crowDeep Cut85points
  • Striped boarfishDeep Cut85points
  • Striped butterfly batDeep Cut85points
  • Striped camel cricketDeep Cut85points
  • Striped cardinalfishDeep Cut85points
  • Striped catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Striped catsharkDeep Cut85points
  • Striped centipede snakeDeep Cut85points
  • Striped coral hermit crabDeep Cut85points
  • Striped coral snakeDeep Cut85points
  • Striped coralblennyDeep Cut85points
  • Striped crayfish snakeDeep Cut85points
  • Striped cusk-eelDeep Cut85points
  • Striped dawnflyDeep Cut85points
  • Striped deer flyDeep 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