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
  • Taiwanese Deepwater DragonetDeep Cut85points
  • Taiwanese glazed swallowtailDeep Cut85points
  • Taiwanese hirsute hawkmothDeep Cut85points
  • Taiwanese mole shrewDeep Cut85points
  • Taiwanese triangular batfishDeep Cut85points
  • Taiwanese worm eelDeep Cut85points
  • Tajikistan toadhead agamaDeep Cut85points
  • Takanoshima shipwormDeep Cut85points
  • Takeuchi's swallowtail angelfishDeep Cut85points
  • Talamanca meadowhawkDeep Cut85points
  • Talamancan deermouseDeep Cut85points
  • Talaud bear cuscusDeep Cut85points
  • Talaud black birdwingDeep Cut85points
  • Talaud bush-henDeep Cut85points
  • Talaud flying foxDeep Cut85points
  • Talaud kingfisherDeep Cut85points
  • Talazac's shrew tenrecDeep Cut85points
  • Talbot's chestnut tigerDeep Cut85points
  • Taliabu grasshopper warblerDeep Cut85points
  • Talking catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Tall flea beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Tall frog shellDeep Cut85points
  • Tall-fin shrimp-gobyDeep Cut85points
  • Talladega needleflyDeep Cut85points
  • Talladega seal salamanderDeep Cut85points
  • Tallapoosa crayfishDeep Cut85points
  • Tamalpais monkey grasshopperDeep Cut85points
  • Taman Negara bug-eyed frogDeep Cut85points
  • Tamarind owlDeep Cut85points
  • Tamarisk peacockDeep Cut85points
  • Tamaulipan alligator lizardDeep Cut85points
  • Tamaulipan false coral snakeDeep Cut85points
  • Tamaulipas coral snakeDeep Cut85points
  • Tamaulipas white-ankled deermouseDeep Cut85points
  • Tambito's coral snakeDeep Cut85points
  • Tambopata catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Tamil catseyeDeep Cut85points
  • Tamil lacewingDeep Cut85points
  • Tan cardinalfishDeep Cut85points
  • Tan crab spiderDeep Cut85points
  • Tan-capped catbirdDeep Cut85points
  • Tan-faced parrotfishDeep Cut85points
  • Tana sardineDeep Cut85points
  • Tana worm snakeDeep Cut85points
  • Tanager finchDeep Cut85points
  • Tanahjampea blue flycatcherDeep Cut85points
  • Tanahjampea cat snakeDeep Cut85points
  • Tanaka's snailfishDeep Cut85points
  • Tanback crayfishDeep Cut85points
  • Tandan CatfishDeep 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