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
  • Tiny Furrowed-cuckooDeep Cut85points
  • Tiny Hawaiian DragonetDeep Cut85points
  • Tiny hawkmothDeep Cut85points
  • Tiny Longtail DragonetDeep Cut85points
  • Tiny needleflyDeep Cut85points
  • Tiny New Guinea Longtail DragonetDeep Cut85points
  • Tiny Sea HareDeep Cut85points
  • Tiny shrimpgobyDeep Cut85points
  • Tiny-spotted rhinogobyDeep Cut85points
  • Tip Frogspawn CoralDeep Cut85points
  • Tipton kangaroo ratDeep Cut85points
  • Tire track eelDeep Cut85points
  • Tisza mayflyDeep Cut85points
  • Tit BerrypeckerDeep Cut85points
  • Tit-babblerDeep Cut85points
  • Tit-flycatcherDeep Cut85points
  • Tit-hyliaDeep Cut85points
  • Tit-like dacnisDeep Cut85points
  • Tit-spinetailDeep Cut85points
  • Tit-tyrantDeep Cut85points
  • Tit-warblerDeep Cut85points
  • Titan cardinalfishDeep Cut85points
  • Titan pony antDeep Cut85points
  • Titan ScorpionfishDeep Cut85points
  • Titan stag beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Titan worm snakeDeep Cut85points
  • Tite's zebra blueDeep Cut85points
  • Tithonus birdwingDeep Cut85points
  • TitlarkDeep Cut85points
  • Tiwari's wolf snakeDeep Cut85points
  • Tlaloc's leopard frogDeep Cut85points
  • Toad agamaDeep Cut85points
  • Toad bugDeep Cut85points
  • Toad crabDeep Cut85points
  • Toad crab spiderDeep Cut85points
  • Toad gobyDeep Cut85points
  • Toad grasshopperDeep Cut85points
  • Toad Greenbottle flyDeep Cut85points
  • Toad hopperDeep Cut85points
  • Toad LubberDeep Cut85points
  • Toad lumpsuckerDeep Cut85points
  • Toad Mole CrabDeep Cut85points
  • Toad mouseDeep Cut85points
  • Toad notieDeep Cut85points
  • Toad purpuraDeep Cut85points
  • Toad ShieldbackDeep Cut85points
  • Toad-eating snakeDeep Cut85points
  • Toad-headed agamaDeep Cut85points
  • Toad-headed turtleDeep Cut85points
  • Toadfish gobyDeep 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