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
  • Violet ant-blueDeep Cut85points
  • Violet cuskeelDeep Cut85points
  • Violet flea beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Violet gliding hawkmothDeep Cut85points
  • Violet jellyfishDeep Cut85points
  • Violet lacewingDeep Cut85points
  • Violet Leafmining sawflyDeep Cut85points
  • Violet round-headed worm lizardDeep Cut85points
  • Violet sawflyDeep Cut85points
  • Violet snake mackerelDeep Cut85points
  • Violet squirrelfishDeep Cut85points
  • Violet worm snakeDeep Cut85points
  • Violet-crowned PlovercrestDeep Cut85points
  • Violetline parrotfishDeep Cut85points
  • Viper blennyDeep Cut85points
  • Viper boaDeep Cut85points
  • Viper dogfishDeep Cut85points
  • Viper geckoDeep Cut85points
  • Viper jellyDeep Cut85points
  • Viper morayDeep Cut85points
  • Viper RingtailDeep Cut85points
  • Viper shrimpDeep Cut85points
  • Viper's bugloss mothDeep Cut85points
  • Viper's bugloss small-masonDeep Cut85points
  • Viper's-bugloss mason beeDeep Cut85points
  • Virgin bird-dropping mothDeep Cut85points
  • Virgin tiger mothDeep Cut85points
  • Virginia big-headed tiger beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Virginia pine sawflyDeep Cut85points
  • Virginia wood cockroachDeep Cut85points
  • Virginiae corydoras catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Virginian tiger mothDeep Cut85points
  • Virginiana snowflyDeep Cut85points
  • Viridescent parrotfishDeep Cut85points
  • Virile crayfishDeep Cut85points
  • Visagie's golden moleDeep Cut85points
  • Visayan CuckooshrikeDeep Cut85points
  • Visayan leopard catDeep Cut85points
  • Vivaldi's catsharkDeep Cut85points
  • Vivid slugDeep Cut85points
  • Viviparous eelpoutDeep Cut85points
  • Vladivostok's crayfishDeep Cut85points
  • Vogelkop owlet-nightjarDeep Cut85points
  • Vogelkop river garfishDeep Cut85points
  • Vogelkop scrubwrenDeep Cut85points
  • Volcan Tacana centipede snakeDeep Cut85points
  • Volcano DeermouseDeep Cut85points
  • Volcano shrimpgobyDeep Cut85points
  • Volga pikeperchDeep Cut85points
  • Volta swallowtailDeep 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