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
  • Superb ant-eater spiderDeep Cut85points
  • Superb ant-hill hoverflyDeep Cut85points
  • Superb coral shrimpDeep Cut85points
  • Superb dog-day cicadaDeep Cut85points
  • Superb false tigerDeep Cut85points
  • Superb ghost fireflyDeep Cut85points
  • Surf jellyfishDeep Cut85points
  • Surf parrotfishDeep Cut85points
  • Surf redfishDeep Cut85points
  • Surf sandmoleDeep Cut85points
  • Surf sardineDeep Cut85points
  • SurfperchDeep Cut85points
  • Surgeon crayfishDeep Cut85points
  • Surinam cockroachDeep Cut85points
  • Suriname herring catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Suruga snailfishDeep Cut85points
  • Surya’s snake eelDeep Cut85points
  • Suspicious lizardfishDeep Cut85points
  • Suwannee alligator snapping turtleDeep Cut85points
  • Swahili goatfishDeep Cut85points
  • Swahili monkey grasshopperDeep Cut85points
  • Swaine jack pine sawflyDeep Cut85points
  • Swainson's crowDeep Cut85points
  • Swainson's flycatcherDeep Cut85points
  • Swallow bugDeep Cut85points
  • Swallow chattererDeep Cut85points
  • Swallow cowrieDeep Cut85points
  • Swallow damselDeep Cut85points
  • Swallow grenadierDeep Cut85points
  • Swallow pigeonDeep Cut85points
  • Swallow ploverDeep Cut85points
  • Swallow prominentDeep Cut85points
  • Swallow tanagerDeep Cut85points
  • Swallow-tail pufferDeep Cut85points
  • Swallow-tailed bee-eaterDeep Cut85points
  • Swallow-tailed cotingaDeep Cut85points
  • Swallow-tailed gullDeep Cut85points
  • Swallow-tailed hummingbirdDeep Cut85points
  • Swallow-tailed kiteDeep Cut85points
  • Swallow-tailed manakinDeep Cut85points
  • Swallow-tailed mothDeep Cut85points
  • Swallow-tailed nightjarDeep Cut85points
  • Swallow-winged puffbirdDeep Cut85points
  • SwallowfishDeep Cut85points
  • Swallowtail angelfishDeep Cut85points
  • Swallowtail bassDeep Cut85points
  • Swallowtail cardinalfishDeep Cut85points
  • Swallowtail dartDeep Cut85points
  • Swallowtail dwarf monocle breamDeep Cut85points
  • Swallowtail fangblennyDeep 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