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
  • Wood-ant clothes mothDeep Cut85points
  • Wood-louse Glandular bush-cricketDeep Cut85points
  • Wood-Mason's rattailDeep Cut85points
  • Woodchat shrikeDeep Cut85points
  • Woodcock of the seaDeep Cut85points
  • Woodcock pilotDeep Cut85points
  • Woodcock-FishDeep Cut85points
  • Woodford's swallowtailDeep Cut85points
  • Woodgate's tiger beetleDeep Cut85points
  • WoodhenDeep Cut85points
  • Woodhouse's AntpeckerDeep Cut85points
  • Woodland albatross whiteDeep Cut85points
  • Woodland barklouseDeep Cut85points
  • Woodland crayfishDeep Cut85points
  • Woodland deer mouseDeep Cut85points
  • Woodland giant wolf spiderDeep Cut85points
  • Woodland hedgehogDeep Cut85points
  • Woodland kingfisherDeep Cut85points
  • Woodland tiger mothDeep Cut85points
  • Woodland worm and slug hunterDeep Cut85points
  • Woodlouse antDeep Cut85points
  • Woodlouse flyDeep Cut85points
  • Woodlouse spiderDeep Cut85points
  • Woodpecker crowDeep Cut85points
  • Woodpecker finchDeep Cut85points
  • Woodpecker flyDeep Cut85points
  • Woodrat bot flyDeep Cut85points
  • Woodrat ear fleaDeep Cut85points
  • Woodrat nest mothDeep Cut85points
  • Woods Hole fishlouseDeep Cut85points
  • WoodswallowDeep Cut85points
  • Woodville Karst cave crayfishDeep Cut85points
  • Woolly aphid parasiteDeep Cut85points
  • Woolly bee flyDeep Cut85points
  • Woolly catkin gall waspDeep Cut85points
  • Woolly cuckoo beeDeep Cut85points
  • Woolly deercalf-tree aphidDeep Cut85points
  • Woolly dormouseDeep Cut85points
  • Woolly horseshoe batDeep Cut85points
  • Woolly mouse opossumDeep Cut85points
  • Woolly spider monkeyDeep Cut85points
  • Woolly whiteflyDeep Cut85points
  • Woollybear gall waspDeep Cut85points
  • Working pit bulldogDeep Cut85points
  • Worldwide-peacock rockcodDeep Cut85points
  • Worm centipedeDeep Cut85points
  • Worm clingfishDeep Cut85points
  • Worm coralDeep Cut85points
  • Worm cucumberDeep Cut85points
  • Worm eelDeep 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