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
  • Yellow pyramid butterflyfishDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow rabbit characinDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow Rabbit SnailDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow sally stoneflyDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow scallop mothDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow sea spiderDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow sisorid catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow snake eelDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow spider miteDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow spruce budworm mothDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow staghorn spongeDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow Starthistle peacock flyDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow striped worm eelDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow swallowtailDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow teardrop butterflyfishDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow tigerDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow tiger mothDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow torrent hawkDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow triangular batfishDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow wall butterflyDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow waspfishDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow zebraDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow-band cardinalfishDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow-band catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow-banded birdeaterDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow-banded butterfly breamDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow-banded Cellophane-cuckoo beeDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow-banded goatfishDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow-banded horse musselDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow-banded pigface breamDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow-banded possum wrasseDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow-banded wasp mothDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow-barred parrotfishDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow-barred shrimp-gobyDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow-bellied bee assassinDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow-bellied crab spiderDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow-bellied flycatcherDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow-bellied FlyrobinDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow-bellied mole skinkDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow-bellied owl monkeyDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow-bellied Snake-SkinkDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow-bellied sunbird-AsityDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow-billed kingfisherDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow-billed oxpeckerDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow-billed tit-tyrantDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow-blotched flea toadDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow-blotched parrotfishDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow-bordered woodlouseDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow-breasted antpittaDeep Cut85points
  • Yellow-breasted antwrenDeep Cut85points
Recorded from the game’s published reveal · Source · Checked 9 Oct, 10:25 UTC

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