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
  • Stripedtail catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Stripetail stoneflyDeep Cut85points
  • Stripey-legged ant mimicDeep Cut85points
  • Strzelecki burrowing crayfishDeep Cut85points
  • Stuart's coral snakeDeep Cut85points
  • Stuart's Salmon-bellied RacerDeep Cut85points
  • Stuart's worm salamanderDeep Cut85points
  • Stub-tailed antbirdDeep Cut85points
  • Stud crayfishDeep Cut85points
  • Studded flea beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Stuhlmann's box kite spiderDeep Cut85points
  • Stuhlmann's golden moleDeep Cut85points
  • Stuhlmann's jellyfishDeep Cut85points
  • Stump-backed wolf spiderDeep Cut85points
  • Stumpy crab spiderDeep Cut85points
  • Sturdy spider crabDeep Cut85points
  • Sturgeon catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Sturgeon chubDeep Cut85points
  • Sturgeon grenadierDeep Cut85points
  • Sturgeon poacherDeep Cut85points
  • Sturgeon suckerDeep Cut85points
  • Styan's grasshopper warblerDeep Cut85points
  • Stygian horse flyDeep Cut85points
  • Stylish ScorpionfishDeep Cut85points
  • Stymphalian pill woodlouseDeep Cut85points
  • Suarez' coralbrotulaDeep Cut85points
  • Sub-social crab spiderDeep Cut85points
  • Sub-winged leaf-running cockroachDeep Cut85points
  • Subalpine cuckoo nomad beeDeep Cut85points
  • Subalpine swordtail butterflyDeep Cut85points
  • Subboreal northern caddisflyDeep Cut85points
  • Subemarginate cuckoo Carder beeDeep Cut85points
  • Subterranean silverfishDeep Cut85points
  • Subtropical Marsupial mouseDeep Cut85points
  • Sucarnoochee river crayfishDeep Cut85points
  • Such's AntthrushDeep Cut85points
  • Sucker catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Sucker throat catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Suckergilled mayflyDeep Cut85points
  • Suckering lime mining sawflyDeep Cut85points
  • SuckflyDeep Cut85points
  • Sucking catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Suckley's cuckoo Bumble beeDeep Cut85points
  • Sucre antpittaDeep Cut85points
  • Sucunduri flycatcherDeep Cut85points
  • Sudan catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Sudanese horseshoe batDeep Cut85points
  • Suenson's worm eelDeep Cut85points
  • Suffused hunter hawkmothDeep Cut85points
  • Sugar ant-mimicDeep Cut85points
Recorded from the game’s published reveal · Source · Checked 9 Oct, 10:25 UTC

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