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
  • Warty monkey-frogDeep Cut85points
  • Warty sea waspDeep Cut85points
  • Warty seacatDeep Cut85points
  • Warty starfishDeep Cut85points
  • Wasatch snowflyDeep Cut85points
  • Washed-out bee flyDeep Cut85points
  • Washoe snowflyDeep Cut85points
  • Wasp beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Wasp cuckoo beeDeep Cut85points
  • Wasp gobyDeep Cut85points
  • Wasp great diving-beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Wasp hoverflyDeep Cut85points
  • Wasp katydidDeep Cut85points
  • Wasp leafhopperDeep Cut85points
  • Wasp mantisflyDeep Cut85points
  • Wasp mothDeep Cut85points
  • Wasp nest beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Wasp nest dermestidDeep Cut85points
  • Wasp Parasitizer mothDeep Cut85points
  • Wasp robber flyDeep Cut85points
  • Wasp roguefishDeep Cut85points
  • Wasp scorpionfishDeep Cut85points
  • Wasp wood-soldierflyDeep Cut85points
  • Wasp-grabber flyDeep Cut85points
  • Wasp-like FalsehornDeep Cut85points
  • Wasp-mimic beeDeep Cut85points
  • Wasp-mimic hoverflyDeep Cut85points
  • Wasp-mimic jumping spiderDeep Cut85points
  • Wasp-mimic spiderDeep Cut85points
  • Wasp-spine velvetfishDeep Cut85points
  • WaspfishDeep Cut85points
  • Waspish peacock spiderDeep Cut85points
  • Wassink's cardinalfishDeep Cut85points
  • Watanabe's lanternflyDeep Cut85points
  • Water coral snakeDeep Cut85points
  • Water cricketDeep Cut85points
  • Water ermineDeep Cut85points
  • Water jellyfishDeep Cut85points
  • Water kingfisherDeep Cut85points
  • Water ladybirdDeep Cut85points
  • Water louseDeep Cut85points
  • Water Nymph crayfishDeep Cut85points
  • Water scorpionDeep Cut85points
  • Water snipe flyDeep Cut85points
  • Water tigerDeep Cut85points
  • Water turkeyDeep Cut85points
  • Water wolf spiderDeep Cut85points
  • Water-mint conchDeep Cut85points
  • Water-plantain conchDeep Cut85points
  • Waterberg baboon spiderDeep 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