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
  • Thai bug-eyed frogDeep Cut85points
  • Thai butterfly lizardDeep Cut85points
  • Thai cat snakeDeep Cut85points
  • Thai crocodile newtDeep Cut85points
  • Thai Flying DragonDeep Cut85points
  • Thai horseshoe batDeep Cut85points
  • Thai Marbled map butterflyDeep Cut85points
  • Thai Pygmy cuttlefishDeep Cut85points
  • Thai snake skinkDeep Cut85points
  • Thai water dragonDeep Cut85points
  • Thailand catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Thailand dwarf earth-tiger tarantulaDeep Cut85points
  • Thailand worm snakeDeep Cut85points
  • Thailand zebra leg tarantulaDeep Cut85points
  • Thames Ram's-hornDeep Cut85points
  • Thatched bagwormDeep Cut85points
  • Thelwall's tiger mothDeep Cut85points
  • Theobald's toad-headed agamaDeep Cut85points
  • Theodore carpenterworm mothDeep Cut85points
  • Theodore's butterfly breamDeep Cut85points
  • Thersites swallowtailDeep Cut85points
  • Thessalian ground crab spiderDeep Cut85points
  • Thessalicus-like ground crab spiderDeep Cut85points
  • Thick ant-loving Rove beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Thick-billed spiderhunterDeep Cut85points
  • Thick-bordered kite-swallowtailDeep Cut85points
  • Thick-edged kite-swallowtailDeep Cut85points
  • Thick-lipped catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Thick-lipped dog whelkDeep Cut85points
  • Thick-necked Arboreal tiger beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Thick-tailed African dormouseDeep Cut85points
  • Thick-tailed blindwormDeep Cut85points
  • Thicklimb snowflyDeep Cut85points
  • Thicklip pupfishDeep Cut85points
  • Thicklip rams-hornDeep Cut85points
  • Thickset tadpoleDeep Cut85points
  • Thickskin snailfishDeep Cut85points
  • Thimble jellyfishDeep Cut85points
  • Thin birdsnest coralDeep Cut85points
  • Thin hangingflyDeep Cut85points
  • Thin mouse shrewDeep Cut85points
  • Thin snail-eating beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Thin snake eelDeep Cut85points
  • Thin snake millipedeDeep Cut85points
  • Thin snowflyDeep Cut85points
  • Thin-billed flycatcher-warblerDeep Cut85points
  • Thin-lined Owlet MothDeep Cut85points
  • Thin-lined tiger beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Thin-tailed kite-swallowtailDeep Cut85points
  • Thin-winged Owlet MothDeep Cut85points
Recorded from the game’s published reveal · Source · Checked 9 Oct, 10:25 UTC

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