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
  • Vernal crayfishDeep Cut85points
  • Vernal forestflyDeep Cut85points
  • Vernal pool tadpole shrimpDeep Cut85points
  • Vernal snowflyDeep Cut85points
  • Vernal springflyDeep Cut85points
  • Vernon cuckoo nomad beeDeep Cut85points
  • Verreaux's eagle-owlDeep Cut85points
  • Verrill's mastiff batDeep Cut85points
  • Versicolored pill woodlouseDeep Cut85points
  • Versluys's pill woodlouseDeep Cut85points
  • Vertrees's Ceraclean caddisflyDeep Cut85points
  • Vertumnus cattleheartDeep Cut85points
  • Vesk’s plant-louseDeep Cut85points
  • Vespine sawflyDeep Cut85points
  • Vestal cuckoo bumblebeeDeep Cut85points
  • Vestal tiger mothDeep Cut85points
  • Viburnum web-spinning sawflyDeep Cut85points
  • Viburnum whiteflyDeep Cut85points
  • Vicentine tadpole shrimpDeep Cut85points
  • Viceroy butterflyDeep Cut85points
  • Victoria snake catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Victoria's horse musselDeep Cut85points
  • Victorian bulldogDeep Cut85points
  • Victorian spotted dogfishDeep Cut85points
  • Victorine swallowtailDeep Cut85points
  • Vidalia crayfishDeep Cut85points
  • Vieillard's chameleon geckoDeep Cut85points
  • Vietnam coralbrotulaDeep Cut85points
  • Vietnam cuttlefishDeep Cut85points
  • Vietnam earth tiger tarantulaDeep Cut85points
  • Vietnam Ferret BadgerDeep Cut85points
  • Vietnam mouse-deerDeep Cut85points
  • Vietnam worm snakeDeep Cut85points
  • Vietnamazing crocodile newtDeep Cut85points
  • Vietnamese Blue RatsnakeDeep Cut85points
  • Vietnamese brown horseshoe batDeep Cut85points
  • Vietnamese crocodile newtDeep Cut85points
  • Vietnamese leopard geckoDeep Cut85points
  • Vietnamese Pygmy dormouseDeep Cut85points
  • Vietnamese snakeheadDeep Cut85points
  • Vikhan sheepdogDeep Cut85points
  • Viking snowflyDeep Cut85points
  • Villa lopez pupfishDeep Cut85points
  • Villavicencio coral snakeDeep Cut85points
  • Vindum’s slug eaterDeep Cut85points
  • Vinegar eelDeep Cut85points
  • Vineyard mole-cricketDeep Cut85points
  • Vinous-breasted SparrowhawkDeep Cut85points
  • Vinous-throated ParrotbillDeep Cut85points
  • Violaceous quail-doveDeep 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