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
  • Longhorn cowfishRare60points
  • Lord Howe Island tree lobsterRare60points
  • Mackerel sharkRare60points
  • Madagascar hissing cockroachRare60points
  • Maine coonRare60points
  • Mandarin ratsnakeRare60points
  • Maned WolfRare60points
  • Mangrove upside-down jellyfishRare60points
  • Marbled spiny eelRare60points
  • MayflyRare60points
  • MealwormRare60points
  • Mekong giant catfishRare60points
  • Missouri Fox TrotterRare60points
  • Mole cricketRare60points
  • Mole ratRare60points
  • Monarch butterflyRare60points
  • Monkey-eating eagleRare60points
  • Moon jellyfishRare60points
  • Morpho butterflyRare60points
  • Mosquito hawkRare60points
  • MosquitofishRare60points
  • Mountain beaverRare60points
  • Mouse deerRare60points
  • Mouse lemurRare60points
  • Mud henRare60points
  • MudpuppyRare60points
  • Mule deerRare60points
  • MuskoxRare60points
  • MuskratRare60points
  • Naked mole-ratRare60points
  • New Zealand glowwormRare60points
  • New zealand sea lionRare60points
  • NighthawkRare60points
  • Nile perchRare60points
  • Noble crayfishRare60points
  • North American coral snakeRare60points
  • Northern alligator lizardRare60points
  • Northern elephant sealRare60points
  • Northern leopard frogRare60points
  • Northern snakeheadRare60points
  • Old English sheepdogRare60points
  • Oriental cockroachRare60points
  • OtterhoundRare60points
  • Owl butterflyRare60points
  • Owl monkeyRare60points
  • OxpeckerRare60points
  • OystercatcherRare60points
  • Painted lady butterflyRare60points
  • Pancake batfishRare60points
  • Panda antRare60points
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