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
  • Russian wolfhoundRare60points
  • Sable antelopeRare60points
  • Sable fishRare60points
  • Salmon sharkRare60points
  • Sand fleaRare60points
  • Sand tiger sharkRare60points
  • Scissor-tailed flycatcherRare60points
  • ScorpionfishRare60points
  • ScrewwormRare60points
  • Sea bunnyRare60points
  • Sea cowRare60points
  • Sea dragonRare60points
  • Sea hareRare60points
  • Sea louseRare60points
  • Sea pigRare60points
  • Sea robinRare60points
  • Sea spiderRare60points
  • Sea troutRare60points
  • SeahawkRare60points
  • SheepsheadRare60points
  • Shetland sheepdogRare60points
  • ShipwormRare60points
  • Shoe-billed storkRare60points
  • SilverfishRare60points
  • Sloth bearRare60points
  • Slow wormRare60points
  • Snail darterRare60points
  • Snake eagleRare60points
  • Snake eelRare60points
  • Snake millipedeRare60points
  • Snake-necked turtleRare60points
  • SnakebirdRare60points
  • SnakeflyRare60points
  • SnakeheadRare60points
  • Snow fleaRare60points
  • Snowshoe rabbitRare60points
  • South American sea lionRare60points
  • South American squirrel monkeyRare60points
  • Southern elephant sealRare60points
  • Sow bugRare60points
  • Spanish flyRare60points
  • SparrowhawkRare60points
  • Speckled seatroutRare60points
  • Spicebush swallowtailRare60points
  • Spider cricketRare60points
  • Spider miteRare60points
  • Spider waspRare60points
  • Spider-tailed horned viperRare60points
  • Spiny anteaterRare60points
  • Spiny dogfishRare60points
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