Name an animal named after another animal (like seahorse) - Krillion Answers 2026-10-09

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.

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.

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Weedy pygmy seahorseDeep Cut85points
Weedy sea hareDeep Cut85points
Weedy seadragonDeep Cut85points
Weeping toadfishDeep Cut85points
Weevil mothDeep Cut85points
Weevil waspDeep Cut85points
Wei-Jen's lizardfishDeep Cut85points
Welborn's snail-eating snakeDeep Cut85points
Well earthworm gobyDeep Cut85points
Well-marked cutworm mothDeep Cut85points
Well-ribbed dove snailDeep Cut85points
Welsh Badger FacedDeep Cut85points
Welsh black-and-tan sheepdogDeep Cut85points
Welsh sheepdogDeep Cut85points
Welshman's button caddisflyDeep Cut85points
Welwitsch's mouse-eared batDeep Cut85points
Wenatchee forestflyDeep Cut85points
Wenxian Crocodile newtDeep Cut85points
Wermuth's toad-headed turtleDeep Cut85points
Werner's catfishDeep Cut85points
Werner's false coral snakeDeep Cut85points
Werner's Monkey LizardDeep Cut85points
Werner's pill woodlouseDeep Cut85points
Werner's snail-eaterDeep Cut85points
Werner's Spider GeckoDeep Cut85points
Werner's woodlouseDeep Cut85points
Werner's worm lizardDeep Cut85points
Wessel's tiger ornamental tarantulaDeep Cut85points
West African black centipede-eaterDeep Cut85points
West African black-flycatcherDeep Cut85points
West African blue-cheeked bee-eaterDeep Cut85points
West African cat snakeDeep Cut85points
West African catsharkDeep Cut85points
West African coral clingfishDeep Cut85points
West African cowfishDeep Cut85points
West African deepwater scorpionfishDeep Cut85points
West African dragonfishDeep Cut85points
West African goatfishDeep Cut85points
West African harrier-hawkDeep Cut85points
West African hawkfishDeep Cut85points
West African Sea CowDeep Cut85points
West African seahorseDeep Cut85points
West African spiny dogfishDeep Cut85points
West African worm lizardDeep Cut85points
West Arabian cat snakeDeep Cut85points
West Atlantic (silver) deepsea herringDeep Cut85points
West Atlantic dragonfishDeep Cut85points
West Atlantic mantis shrimpDeep Cut85points
West Australian butterflyfishDeep Cut85points
West Australian rabbitfishDeep Cut85points