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
  • Civet catRare60points
  • Cock-of-the-rockRare60points
  • CockroachRare60points
  • Common raccoon dogRare60points
  • CoonhoundRare60points
  • Coral snakeRare60points
  • Corn earwormRare60points
  • Cory catfishRare60points
  • Cow killerRare60points
  • CowbirdRare60points
  • CowfishRare60points
  • Cownose rayRare60points
  • Crab louseRare60points
  • Crab spiderRare60points
  • Crabeater sealRare60points
  • Crane flyRare60points
  • CuttlefishRare60points
  • DamselflyRare60points
  • Dark-edged bee flyRare60points
  • Deer flyRare60points
  • Deer mouseRare60points
  • Deer tickRare60points
  • DeerhoundRare60points
  • DobsonflyRare60points
  • Dog fleaRare60points
  • Dog tickRare60points
  • DolphinfishRare60points
  • DormouseRare60points
  • Dragon morayRare60points
  • DragonetRare60points
  • DragonfishRare60points
  • Duck-billed platypusRare60points
  • Eagle rayRare60points
  • Eagle-owlRare60points
  • Eastern hognose snakeRare60points
  • Eastern rat snakeRare60points
  • Eastern tiger swallowtailRare60points
  • Electric catfishRare60points
  • Electric eelRare60points
  • Elephant beetleRare60points
  • Elephant fishRare60points
  • Elephant hawk-mothRare60points
  • Elephant sharkRare60points
  • Elephant shrewRare60points
  • Elephantnose fishRare60points
  • English foxhoundRare60points
  • Eurasian bullfinchRare60points
  • European catfishRare60points
  • European HedgehogRare60points
  • European pike-perchRare60points
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