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
  • Sugar Ant's nest false scorpionDeep Cut85points
  • Sugar cane armywormDeep Cut85points
  • Sugar squirrelDeep Cut85points
  • Sugarbeet wirewormDeep Cut85points
  • Sugarcane budworm mothDeep Cut85points
  • Sugarcane froghopperDeep Cut85points
  • Sugarcane wirewormDeep Cut85points
  • Sugluk snowflyDeep Cut85points
  • Suiriri flycatcherDeep Cut85points
  • Sula CicadabirdDeep Cut85points
  • Sula cuckoo-doveDeep Cut85points
  • Sula cuckoo-shrikeDeep Cut85points
  • Sula dwarf-kingfisherDeep Cut85points
  • Sula jungle flycatcherDeep Cut85points
  • Sulanus owl-butterflyDeep Cut85points
  • Sulawesi blue flycatcherDeep Cut85points
  • Sulawesi bluebottleDeep Cut85points
  • Sulawesi broad-eared horseshoe batDeep Cut85points
  • Sulawesi brown flycatcherDeep Cut85points
  • Sulawesi cardinal shrimpDeep Cut85points
  • Sulawesi CicadabirdDeep Cut85points
  • Sulawesi dwarf-kingfisherDeep Cut85points
  • Sulawesi flying foxDeep Cut85points
  • Sulawesi gullDeep Cut85points
  • Sulawesi hawk-cuckooDeep Cut85points
  • Sulawesi hawk-eagleDeep Cut85points
  • Sulawesi horseshoe batDeep Cut85points
  • Sulawesi lilac kingfisherDeep Cut85points
  • Sulawesi pied crowDeep Cut85points
  • Sulawesi serpent-eagleDeep Cut85points
  • Sulawesi shrew mouseDeep Cut85points
  • Sulawesi striped blue crowDeep Cut85points
  • Sulawesi titDeep Cut85points
  • Sulawesi woodcockDeep Cut85points
  • Sulfur butterflyDeep Cut85points
  • Sulfurhead peacock cichlidDeep Cut85points
  • Sullied pheasantDeep Cut85points
  • Sulphur goatfishDeep Cut85points
  • Sulphur owlflyDeep Cut85points
  • Sulphur-bellied flycatcherDeep Cut85points
  • Sulphur-rumped flycatcherDeep Cut85points
  • Sulphury flycatcherDeep Cut85points
  • Sultan's cuckoo-doveDeep Cut85points
  • Sulu CuckooshrikeDeep Cut85points
  • Sulu eelblennyDeep Cut85points
  • Sulu hawk-owlDeep Cut85points
  • Sulu Islands Banded Coral SnakeDeep Cut85points
  • Sulu jungle flycatcherDeep Cut85points
  • Sumac Cellophane-cuckooDeep Cut85points
  • Sumac flea beetleDeep Cut85points
Recorded from the game’s published reveal · Source · Checked 9 Oct, 10:25 UTC

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