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
  • Zebra wingshellDeep Cut85points
  • Zebra wood chaferDeep Cut85points
  • Zebra wood cockroachDeep Cut85points
  • Zebra woodpeckerDeep Cut85points
  • Zebra wrasseDeep Cut85points
  • Zebra-perch sea chubDeep Cut85points
  • Zebra-striped hairstreakDeep Cut85points
  • Zebra-tailDeep Cut85points
  • Zebra-tailed lizardDeep Cut85points
  • Zebra-tipped metalmarkDeep Cut85points
  • Zebraface blennyDeep Cut85points
  • Zebralip rockskipperDeep Cut85points
  • Zebratail blennyDeep Cut85points
  • Zebratail coryDeep Cut85points
  • Zeledon's antbirdDeep Cut85points
  • Zeledon's mouse opossumDeep Cut85points
  • Zelinda's parrotfishDeep Cut85points
  • Zempoaltepec deer mouseDeep Cut85points
  • Zencker's pill woodlouseDeep Cut85points
  • Zenker's worm snakeDeep Cut85points
  • Zenobia swallowtailDeep Cut85points
  • Zetides swallowtailDeep Cut85points
  • Zhang's horned toadDeep Cut85points
  • Zhelong's leopard geckoDeep Cut85points
  • Zhou's leopard geckoDeep Cut85points
  • Ziama horseshoe batDeep Cut85points
  • Ziegler's crocodile newtDeep Cut85points
  • Zigzag bantamDeep Cut85points
  • Zimbabwe grey baboon spiderDeep Cut85points
  • Zimbabwe speckled mousebirdDeep Cut85points
  • Zimmer's antbirdDeep Cut85points
  • Zimmerman's flea beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Zinken's tigerDeep Cut85points
  • Zion springflyDeep Cut85points
  • Zoige ratsnakeDeep Cut85points
  • Zonal sawflyDeep Cut85points
  • Zoned cellophane-cuckoo beeDeep Cut85points
  • Zonetail butterfly rayDeep Cut85points
  • Zongolica catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Zoster butterflyfishDeep Cut85points
  • Zucchini catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Zulia toad-headed sideneckDeep Cut85points
  • Zulu golden moleDeep Cut85points
  • Zulu shadeflyDeep Cut85points
  • Zulu snakeletDeep Cut85points
  • Zulu toadfishDeep Cut85points
  • Zululand burrow-living wolf spiderDeep Cut85points
  • Zuni tiger mothDeep Cut85points
  • Zuytdorp worm-lizardDeep Cut85points
  • Zweifel's coral snakeDeep 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