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
  • WatercockDeep Cut85points
  • Watercress sowbugDeep Cut85points
  • WaterdogDeep Cut85points
  • Waterfern flea beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Waterhouse's mouse opossumDeep Cut85points
  • Waterlily owlet mothDeep Cut85points
  • WaterthrushDeep Cut85points
  • Watkins's antpittaDeep Cut85points
  • Watson’s small foxDeep Cut85points
  • Wattakole bullfrogDeep Cut85points
  • Wattle bagwormDeep Cut85points
  • Wattle bagworm ichneumonDeep Cut85points
  • Wattle tick scaleDeep Cut85points
  • Wattle-headed brush-turkeyDeep Cut85points
  • Wattled brush-turkeyDeep Cut85points
  • Wattled eelpoutDeep Cut85points
  • Wattled sunbird-asityDeep Cut85points
  • Wavy catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Wavy false pug mothDeep Cut85points
  • Wavy grubfishDeep Cut85points
  • Wavy owlDeep Cut85points
  • Wavy-barred sableDeep Cut85points
  • Wavy-lined rock-codDeep Cut85points
  • Wawona ant-loving Rove beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Waxy dogwood aphidDeep Cut85points
  • Waxy monkey tree frogDeep Cut85points
  • Wayag shrimpgobyDeep Cut85points
  • Wayuu sea catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Wayward sawflyDeep Cut85points
  • Waziristan snowtroutDeep Cut85points
  • Weasel coneDeep Cut85points
  • Weasel lemurDeep Cut85points
  • Weasel oliveDeep Cut85points
  • Weasel sharkDeep Cut85points
  • Weasel skinkDeep Cut85points
  • Web-spinning sawflyDeep Cut85points
  • Webala's horseshoe batDeep Cut85points
  • Webb's snail-eating beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Webbing barklouseDeep Cut85points
  • Webbing coneworm mothDeep Cut85points
  • Weber's cuttlefishDeep Cut85points
  • Weber's darter dragonetDeep Cut85points
  • Weber's mouse-eared batDeep Cut85points
  • Wedge-sellaed horseshoe batDeep Cut85points
  • Wedge-snouted worm lizardDeep Cut85points
  • Wedge-spotted cattleheartDeep Cut85points
  • Wedgejaw goatfishDeep Cut85points
  • Wedgenose worm snakeDeep Cut85points
  • Weed cardinalfishDeep Cut85points
  • Weedy cardinalfishDeep 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