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
  • Thinlegged wolf spiderDeep Cut85points
  • Thinspine sea catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Thisbe's tarantula-hawk waspDeep Cut85points
  • Thistle conchDeep Cut85points
  • Thistle ermineDeep Cut85points
  • Thistle Longhorn-cuckooDeep Cut85points
  • Thistle tortoise beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Thomas sea catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Thomas' camel cricketDeep Cut85points
  • Thomas' Worm SnakeDeep Cut85points
  • Thomas's dog-faced batDeep Cut85points
  • Thomas's giant deer mouseDeep Cut85points
  • Thomas's horseshoe batDeep Cut85points
  • Thomas's Mastiff BatDeep Cut85points
  • Thomas's shrew tenrecDeep Cut85points
  • Thomas's silky anteaterDeep Cut85points
  • Thomasen's snakeletDeep Cut85points
  • Thompson's butterflyfishDeep Cut85points
  • Thompson's rock-codDeep Cut85points
  • Thompson's snake eelDeep Cut85points
  • Thomson spider crabDeep Cut85points
  • Thornback cowfishDeep Cut85points
  • Thorny catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Thorny seahorseDeep Cut85points
  • Thorny-eelDeep Cut85points
  • Thornytail crayfishDeep Cut85points
  • Thorpe's unicornfishDeep Cut85points
  • Thousand-spot grubfishDeep Cut85points
  • Thracean blind mole-ratDeep Cut85points
  • Thread Coral SnakeDeep Cut85points
  • Thread shrimpgobyDeep Cut85points
  • Thread-winged antlionDeep Cut85points
  • Threadfin butterflyfishDeep Cut85points
  • Threadfin cardinalfishDeep Cut85points
  • Threadfin catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Threadfin dragonetDeep Cut85points
  • Threadfin dragonfishDeep Cut85points
  • Threadfin goosefishDeep Cut85points
  • Threadfin hawkfishDeep Cut85points
  • Threadfin horse mackerelDeep Cut85points
  • Threadfin ponyfishDeep Cut85points
  • Threadfin sea catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Threadfin snailfishDeep Cut85points
  • Three band mantis shrimpDeep Cut85points
  • Three line catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Three striped blue dart damselflyDeep Cut85points
  • Three-banded bull-fishDeep Cut85points
  • Three-banded butterflyfishDeep Cut85points
  • Three-banded centipede snakeDeep Cut85points
  • Three-banded crab spiderDeep Cut85points
Recorded from the game’s published reveal · Source · Checked 9 Oct, 10:25 UTC

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