Name an animal named after another animal (like seahorse) - Krillion Answers 2026-10-09

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.

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.

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Three-banded wasp-cuckooDeep Cut85points
Three-barbeled catfishDeep Cut85points
Three-barred porcupinefishDeep Cut85points
Three-clawed worm-skinkDeep Cut85points
Three-horned rhinoceros beetleDeep Cut85points
Three-knobbed snowflyDeep Cut85points
Three-lined catfishDeep Cut85points
Three-lined centipede snakeDeep Cut85points
Three-lined velvet hawkmothDeep Cut85points
Three-lobed needleflyDeep Cut85points
Three-lobed snowflyDeep Cut85points
Three-pitted ant-loving Rove beetleDeep Cut85points
Three-pronged spider crabDeep Cut85points
Three-ray DragonfishDeep Cut85points
Three-ridged snail-eating beetleDeep Cut85points
Three-saddle CardinalfishDeep Cut85points
Three-spine Sea ButterflyDeep Cut85points
Three-spined frogfishDeep Cut85points
Three-spot frogfishDeep Cut85points
Three-spot SquirrelfishDeep Cut85points
Three-spot tortoise beetleDeep Cut85points
Three-spotted flea beetleDeep Cut85points
Three-spotted horse flyDeep Cut85points
Three-striped African catfishDeep Cut85points
Three-striped butterflyfishDeep Cut85points
Three-striped ermineDeep Cut85points
Three-striped flycatcherDeep Cut85points
Three-striped Marsupial mouseDeep Cut85points
Three-striped owl monkeyDeep Cut85points
Three-tailed tiger swallowtailDeep Cut85points
Three-toed ParrotbillDeep Cut85points
Three-toed snake skinkDeep Cut85points
Three-Toed snake-tooth skinkDeep Cut85points
Three-toed worm lizardDeep Cut85points
Three-tooth caddisflyDeep Cut85points
Threeband pennant butterflyfishDeep Cut85points
Threebanded SheepheadDeep Cut85points
Threebar BoarfishDeep Cut85points
Threebar GoatfishDeep Cut85points
Threeblotched rabbitfishDeep Cut85points
Threelight DragonfishDeep Cut85points
Threeline rockcodDeep Cut85points
Threespine cardinalfishDeep Cut85points
Threespine grubfishDeep Cut85points
Threespot cardinalfishDeep Cut85points
Threespot EelpoutDeep Cut85points
Threespotted waspfishDeep Cut85points
Thrush babblerDeep Cut85points
Thrush cowrieDeep Cut85points
Thrush nightingaleDeep Cut85points