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Daily Dive #94 · Prompt 2 of 7 · October 17, 2026

Krillion answers: “Name an animal whose name is exactly four letters long”

Krillion accepted 467 answers for this prompt: 1 One in a Krillion, 384 Deep Cut, 44 Rare, 28 Schooler and 10 Plankton. The 100-point gem starts with “M” — it is listed first below, followed by every other answer from rarest to most common.

One in a Krillion: Mara. Patagonian rodent on deer-like legs that pairs for life.

467 accepted answers

One in a Krillion · 100 pts (1)

  • MaraPatagonian rodent on deer-like legs that pairs for life.

Deep Cut · 85 pts (384)

  • AbbyAn Abyssinian, a domestic cat breed.
  • AcehAn Indonesian cattle breed from the island of Sumatra.
  • AderA horse breed from Niger.
  • AfarEthiopian livestock breeds, including both sheep and cattle.
  • AgewAn Ethiopian sheep breed.
  • AidiA Moroccan dog bred to guard livestock in the Atlas Mountains.
  • AkouWhite Fulani cattle from West Africa.
  • AlaiA sheep breed from the mountains of Kyrgyzstan.
  • AlhoA Finnish landrace chicken preserved by traditional poultry keepers.
  • AlurA cattle breed from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.
  • AlxaA Bactrian camel breed from Inner Mongolia.
  • AnoaA small wild buffalo native to Indonesia’s island of Sulawesi.
  • AparA three-banded armadillo that can curl into a ball.
  • AppyAn Appaloosa horse.
  • ApsoA Lhasa Apso, Tibet’s long-coated companion dog.
  • ArabAn Arabian horse.
  • AralA South Kazakh Merino sheep.
  • ArbiAn Arabi sheep from the Middle East.
  • ArniA wild water buffalo from Asia.
  • ArsiAn Ethiopian cattle breed named for its home region.
  • AruiAn aoudad, a wild sheep from North Africa.
  • ArviGaolao cattle from India.
  • AsenA traditional Swedish sheep breed.
  • AsilAn Indian gamefowl breed.
  • AsinA donkey breed recorded in Niger.
  • AxisA chital, a deer with a spotted coat.
  • BaliA cattle breed descended from the wild banteng.
  • BaolA M’Bayar horse from Senegal.
  • BarbA small freshwater fish familiar to aquarium keepers.
  • BariA small Barbari goat from South Asia.
  • BasaA Southeast Asian catfish commonly sold as fish fillets.
  • BataA South Asian freshwater carp, Labeo bata.
  • BayaA weaverbird known for elaborate hanging nests.
  • BazaA crested bird of prey in the hawk family.
  • BhujA Brazilian goat breed descended from Indian goats.
  • BianA Chinese chicken breed raised for meat and eggs.
  • BimaA small Sumbawa pony from Indonesia.
  • BlobA miller’s thumb, a small freshwater fish.
  • BoboA mullet found in rivers along Central America’s Pacific coast.
  • BoerA South African goat breed widely raised for meat.
  • BogaA slender Caribbean reef fish in the grunt family.
  • BondAn Australian sheep breed developed for wool and meat.
  • BorkAn Antarctic bald notothen fish.
  • BotoAn Amazon river dolphin, often pink as an adult.
  • BoxyA yellow boxfish with a rigid, box-shaped body.
  • BrimA freshwater sunfish, such as a bluegill.
  • BrugA dog cross between a Brussels griffon and a pug.
  • BubuAn African giraffe catfish.
  • BugaA Hungarian domestic pigeon breed.
  • BušaA small traditional cattle breed from the Balkans.
  • CamaA hybrid of a camel and a llama.
  • CapyA capybara, the world’s largest living rodent.
  • CavyA guinea pig or one of its South American relatives.
  • CeroA spotted mackerel from the western Atlantic.
  • ChamA chameleon, a lizard with independently moving eyes.
  • CharA salmon relative that favors cold water.
  • ChatSmall songbirds belonging to several different groups.
  • ChinA small Japanese companion dog with a silky coat.
  • ChubA freshwater fish in the carp family.
  • ChuéA local goat breed from northeastern Brazil.
  • ChugA dog with Chihuahua and pug parentage.
  • ChumA species of Pacific salmon.
  • CikaA Slovenian cattle breed with a red-and-white coat.
  • ClegA biting horsefly.
  • ClunA Clun Forest sheep, a British breed.
  • CohoA Pacific salmon with silvery sides.
  • ColyAn African mousebird with a long tail.
  • ConyRabbits and pikas, two closely related kinds of small mammals.
  • CopiInvasive carp sold as food in the United States.
  • CoryA Corydoras catfish, often kept in freshwater aquariums.
  • CouaA cuckoo relative found only in Madagascar.
  • CrayA crayfish, a crustacean resembling a small lobster.
  • CriaA baby llama or alpaca.
  • CuisA South American cavy closely related to guinea pigs.
  • CuskA North Atlantic fish related to cod.
  • DaceA small freshwater fish.
  • DaguA large chicken breed from northeastern China.
  • DaneA Great Dane, one of the tallest dog breeds.
  • DaraA grunt fish found along Africa’s Atlantic coast.
  • DartA silvery pompano fish found in Australian waters.
  • DaugA dog cross between a dachshund and a pug.
  • DauwA Burchell’s zebra.
  • DeguA small, social rodent native to Chile.
  • DhubA spiny-tailed desert lizard.
  • DiebA North African jackal.
  • DobeA Doberman, a German working dog breed.
  • DogoA large, white Argentine dog breed.
  • DogyAn orphaned or motherless calf.
  • DojoA weather loach, a long, whiskered freshwater aquarium fish.
  • DoleA dhole, Asia’s social wild dog.
  • DonkA donkey, with long ears and a braying voice.
  • DoucA colorful leaf-eating monkey from Southeast Asia.
  • DoxyA dachshund, the short-legged sausage dog.
  • DraaA Moroccan goat breed from the Draa Valley.
  • DrumA fish named for the drumming sounds it makes.
  • DuanA goat breed from China’s Guangxi region.
  • DubbA Syrian brown bear.
  • ErneA sea eagle, especially the white-tailed eagle.
  • EuroA common wallaroo, an Australian marsupial related to kangaroos.
  • EyasA young hawk or falcon still in its nest.
  • EyraA jaguarundi with reddish fur.
  • FiceA feist, a small hunting dog.
  • FifeA small canary breed.
  • FilaA large Brazilian guardian dog.
  • FodyA small weaverbird from Madagascar and nearby islands.
  • FosaMadagascar’s fossa, a catlike predator.
  • FrugA dog cross between a French bulldog and a pug.
  • GaurA huge wild cattle species native to Asia.
  • GeepA sheep–goat hybrid or chimera.
  • GhabA water buffalo population from Syria’s Ghab region.
  • GierA French domestic pigeon breed.
  • GilaA Gila monster, a venomous desert lizard.
  • GiltA young female pig that has not yet had piglets.
  • GlanA traditional German cattle breed.
  • GledA red kite, a raptor with a forked tail.
  • GnowAn Australian malleefowl that builds a mound for its eggs.
  • GobyA small fish often found resting on the seabed.
  • GowkA cuckoo, a bird with a famously recognizable call.
  • GrigA cricket, a jumping insect with powerful hind legs.
  • GrizA grizzly bear.
  • GuanA large, mostly tree-dwelling bird from tropical America.
  • GubaA horse breed from Azerbaijan.
  • GuckA claimed hybrid between a goose and a duck.
  • GugaA young gannet, known especially from the Hebrides.
  • GuibA harnessed bushbuck, an African antelope.
  • GuteA horned sheep breed from Sweden’s island of Gotland.
  • GyalA gayal, a domesticated relative of the gaur.
  • HabuA venomous pit viper from Japan’s Ryukyu Islands.
  • HackA riding-horse type, especially in British showing.
  • HakeA slender marine fish related to cod.
  • HämeA Finnish landrace chicken named for its home region.
  • HanuKorea’s native Hanwoo cattle.
  • HasiA goat breed from Albania and Kosovo.
  • HeckA cattle breed developed in an attempt to recreate aurochs.
  • HequA horse breed from the Tibetan Plateau.
  • HernA heron, a long-legged bird that hunts in shallow water.
  • HihiNew Zealand’s stitchbird, a small native forest songbird.
  • HindA female deer, especially a red deer.
  • HoggA young sheep before its first shearing.
  • HokiA long-tailed marine fish.
  • HonuA green sea turtle.
  • HuaiA Chinese goat breed.
  • HuhuA large New Zealand beetle whose larvae live in wood.
  • HussA dogfish, one of several kinds of small shark.
  • ʻIʻiwiA scarlet Hawaiian honeycreeper with a long, curved bill.
  • IbonA small Philippine songbird.
  • IggyAn Italian greyhound, a small, slender sighthound.
  • IncaA hummingbird from the Andes, often with a contrasting chest patch.
  • IoraA small Asian songbird, usually dressed in yellow and green.
  • JabeA sturdy Kazakh horse type.
  • JacoAn African grey parrot.
  • JakeA young male turkey, before it becomes a tom.
  • JataA horse breed recorded in India.
  • JavaAn old American chicken breed, despite its Indonesian name.
  • JejuA native Korean horse breed; the island also has Jeju dogs.
  • JeryA small songbird native to Madagascar.
  • JimaA snubnose emperor fish.
  • JirdA gerbil relative adapted to dry habitats.
  • JofiA horse breed from Yemen.
  • JomoA female hybrid of a yak and domestic cattle.
  • JoroA large Asian orb-weaving spider with a vividly patterned body.
  • KafaA horse breed from southwestern Ethiopia.
  • KaguA nearly flightless forest bird found only in New Caledonia.
  • KakaA forest parrot native to New Zealand.
  • KakiNew Zealand’s black stilt, a rare wading bird.
  • KalaA bluespine unicornfish, a tropical reef fish.
  • KarsA Turkish livestock guardian dog named for its home region.
  • KeduAn Indonesian chicken breed named for its region in Java.
  • KeetA baby guinea fowl.
  • KeleA pig breed from China’s Guizhou province.
  • KeltA salmon or sea trout after it has spawned.
  • KengA Kenguri sheep from India.
  • KhurAn Indian wild ass from western India’s salt deserts.
  • KikoA meat-goat breed developed in New Zealand.
  • KinaA New Zealand sea urchin with a spiny shell.
  • KisoA small native Japanese horse breed.
  • KiyiA deepwater whitefish native to North America’s Great Lakes.
  • KnotA migratory sandpiper; red knots turn rusty during breeding season.
  • KoelA cuckoo known for its loud, repeated calls.
  • KohaAn Asian koel, a cuckoo found in Sri Lanka.
  • KohiA mountain camel breed from Pakistan.
  • KoleA Hawaiian tang with a distinctive ring around its eye.
  • KumuA whitesaddle goatfish.
  • KuriA cattle breed from the Lake Chad region.
  • KyakAn alewife, a type of river herring.
  • LantA sand lance: a slender fish that buries itself in sand.
  • LehiA rusty jobfish, a deepwater snapper.
  • LikaA Croatian sheep breed from the Lika region.
  • LingA long-bodied marine fish in the cod family.
  • LohiA sheep breed from Pakistan’s Punjab region.
  • LoirAn edible dormouse.
  • LonkA hardy hill sheep from Lancashire and neighboring English uplands.
  • LoryA colorful parrot with a brush-tipped tongue for feeding on nectar.
  • LumpA lumpfish whose pelvic fins form a suction disc.
  • LushA burbot, a freshwater relative of cod.
  • LuthA leatherback sea turtle.
  • MadoA small Australian reef fish with yellow and dark stripes.
  • MalaAustralia’s rufous hare-wallaby, a small nocturnal marsupial.
  • MamoA Hawaiian sergeant fish with five dark vertical bars.
  • MarlAustralia’s western barred bandicoot.
  • MatiA native Albanian sheep breed.
  • MbaiA small Logone pony from Chad.
  • MikiA tiny companion dog breed.
  • MiluPère David’s deer, once saved from extinction by captive herds.
  • MiriA traditional chicken breed from northeastern India.
  • MiyiA local chicken breed from China’s Sichuan province.
  • MocoBrazil’s rock cavy, a rodent that clambers among rocky outcrops.
  • MogaA colorful Nicaragua cichlid kept in aquariums.
  • MokiA New Zealand fish with thick lips.
  • MoliA Laysan albatross.
  • MonaA West African monkey with white patches beside its tail.
  • MonoA silver moony, a tropical aquarium fish.
  • MoraA deepwater relative of cod.
  • MudiA Hungarian herding dog with a wavy or curly coat.
  • MuliA yak breed from China’s Sichuan province.
  • MyzaA honeyeater native to Sulawesi’s mountain forests.
  • NaliAn Indian sheep breed known for carpet wool.
  • NaseA European freshwater fish with a scraping lower lip.
  • NehuA Hawaiian anchovy that forms shimmering schools.
  • NeneA Hawaiian goose found nowhere else in the wild.
  • NeonA neon tetra, a brightly striped aquarium fish.
  • NewfA Newfoundland, a large, water-loving dog.
  • NiliA South Asian water buffalo breed associated with Pakistan’s Punjab.
  • NixiA chicken breed from the highlands of Yunnan, China.
  • NoioA black noddy, a tropical seabird.
  • NokiA dassie rat from southern Africa.
  • NomaA small Japanese pony breed from Shikoku.
  • OccyAn octopus, a soft-bodied marine animal with eight arms.
  • OdisA small, shaggy companion dog breed developed in Ukraine.
  • OgacA Greenland cod.
  • OgonA koi variety with a single, metallic body color.
  • OgyeA Korean chicken breed with black feathers, skin and bones.
  • OmaoA brown Hawaiian thrush native to the island of Hawaii.
  • OmulA whitefish best known from Siberia’s Lake Baikal.
  • OopuNative Hawaiian gobies and related stream fishes.
  • OpahA round ocean fish that keeps its body warmer than seawater.
  • OpieAn opilio snow crab.
  • OreoA deepwater fish from the oreo family.
  • OrfeAn ide, often kept as a golden pond fish.
  • OttoA small, algae-eating Otocinclus catfish.
  • OudaA West African sheep breed.
  • OulaA Tibetan sheep breed raised on China’s high plateau.
  • OyanAn African linsang, a small spotted carnivore with a long tail.
  • PacaA large South American rodent with rows of pale spots.
  • PacuA South American fish related to piranhas, with surprisingly humanlike teeth.
  • PaliA Tibetan yak breed associated with the Phari region.
  • ParrA young salmon with dark vertical markings along its sides.
  • PasoA Paso Fino, a horse with an exceptionally smooth gait.
  • PatiA long-whiskered South American catfish.
  • PauaA New Zealand abalone with a vividly iridescent shell.
  • PealA sea trout.
  • PebaA nine-banded armadillo.
  • PediA sheep breed from South Africa.
  • PeepA small sandpiper.
  • PegaA Brazilian donkey breed often used to produce mules.
  • PekeA Pekingese, a small Chinese companion dog.
  • PernA honey buzzard, a bird of prey.
  • PiaoA Chinese chicken breed known for lacking a tail.
  • PigoAn Italian roach, a European freshwater fish.
  • PihaA tropical American bird famous for its piercing calls.
  • PipaA flat-bodied aquatic toad from South America.
  • PipiA small edible clam from Australia or New Zealand.
  • PlecA suckermouth armored catfish often kept in aquariums.
  • PogyA menhaden, an oily schooling fish.
  • PollA parrot, with a hooked beak and gripping feet.
  • PomeA Pomeranian, a small, fluffy dog.
  • PompA pompano, a silvery marine fish.
  • PopeA ruffe, a spiny freshwater fish.
  • PossAn Australian possum, a tree-climbing marsupial.
  • PoutBottom-dwelling fish, including pouting and eelpouts.
  • PuduA tiny South American deer with short, pointed antlers.
  • PueoHawaii’s native short-eared owl.
  • PukuA golden-brown African antelope that favors wet grasslands.
  • PuliA Hungarian herding dog whose coat forms long cords.
  • PumiA Hungarian herding dog with curly fur and jaunty ears.
  • PussA domestic cat.
  • PyetA magpie, a black-and-white bird in the crow family.
  • QueyA heifer: a young female cow.
  • RaasA cat breed from the Indonesian island of Raas.
  • RailA marsh bird, often glimpsed slipping through dense reeds.
  • RebaA small South Asian carp.
  • RhimA pale desert gazelle with long, slender horns.
  • RhönA German sheep breed with a black head and white fleece.
  • RitaA large South Asian freshwater catfish.
  • RoanA large African antelope with a striking black-and-white face.
  • RohuA South Asian carp widely raised in freshwater ponds.
  • RookA black crow relative with bare, pale skin around its beak.
  • RottA Rottweiler, a large German working dog.
  • RowiA rare kiwi found around Okarito, New Zealand.
  • RudaA traditional sheep breed from the Balkans.
  • RuddA European freshwater fish with bright reddish fins.
  • RuffA sandpiper whose breeding males grow elaborate neck feathers.
  • RuruA morepork owl, named for its distinctive call.
  • RusaA deer native to Indonesia.
  • SaarA German domestic pigeon breed.
  • SabiA traditional hair sheep from Zimbabwe.
  • SakiA South American monkey with a thick, bushy tail.
  • SalpA transparent, barrel-shaped ocean animal that filters plankton.
  • ScadA schooling marine fish in the jack family.
  • ScatA spotted tropical fish often kept in brackish aquariums.
  • ScudA tiny shrimp-like crustacean familiar to freshwater anglers.
  • ScupA porgy from the western Atlantic.
  • SeerLarge mackerel found in South Asian waters.
  • ShadA silvery fish in the herring family.
  • ShagA cormorant, a diving waterbird.
  • ShepA German shepherd dog.
  • ShouA Tibetan red deer.
  • SibuA native Tibetan yak breed.
  • SikaAn Asian deer that often keeps its spots into adulthood.
  • SilaA livestock guardian dog from Calabria in southern Italy.
  • SildYoung herring, often canned and sold like sardines.
  • SiriA cattle breed from Bhutan and nearby Himalayan regions.
  • SkuaA seabird known for stealing food from other birds.
  • SkyeA long-bodied Scottish terrier breed.
  • SmewA small diving duck; males wear striking black-and-white plumage.
  • SoayA primitive sheep breed from Scotland’s St Kilda islands.
  • SookA mature female blue crab, in Chesapeake Bay terminology.
  • SoraA small North American rail that hides among marsh plants.
  • SpotA small Atlantic croaker fish with a dark shoulder spot.
  • SpugA sparrow, a small seed-eating songbird.
  • StotA young bullock.
  • SuniA tiny African antelope that shelters in dense vegetation.
  • SuriAn alpaca type with long, silky locks of fleece.
  • SusuA Ganges river dolphin.
  • SwaiA Southeast Asian catfish often sold as mild white fillets.
  • SweeA small southern African waxbill with a red rump.
  • SynoA Synodontis catfish kept in freshwater aquariums.
  • TahrA shaggy, goatlike mountain animal with curved horns.
  • TaraA white-fronted tern, a coastal seabird.
  • TazyA Central Asian sighthound traditionally used for hunting.
  • TealA small duck; its plumage gave the color teal its name.
  • TeguA large South American lizard with powerful jaws.
  • TetaA suckermouth armored catfish found in Trinidad’s fresh waters.
  • ThaiA cat breed preserving the traditional, rounder Siamese appearance.
  • TielA cockatiel, a small parrot with a crest.
  • TitiA small South American monkey known for strong pair bonds.
  • TobyA small, sharp-nosed pufferfish.
  • TodaA water buffalo breed from India’s Nilgiri Hills.
  • TodyA tiny Caribbean bird with green plumage and a red throat.
  • TongA sheep breed from China.
  • TonkA Tonkinese cat.
  • TopeA slender school shark.
  • TopiAn African antelope with dark patches on its face and legs.
  • ToriAn Estonian horse breed developed for farm work.
  • TortA tortoise, a land-dwelling reptile protected by a hard shell.
  • TosaA large Japanese mastiff breed.
  • TuanAustralia’s brush-tailed phascogale, a small tree-climbing marsupial.
  • TulaA Russian goose breed traditionally bred for fighting.
  • TuliA cattle breed developed in Zimbabwe.
  • TurrA murre, a diving seabird.
  • TuvaA hardy horse breed from southern Siberia.
  • UaruA South American cichlid kept in aquariums.
  • UluaLarge trevallies found in Hawaiian waters, including giant trevally.
  • UnauA two-toed sloth.
  • UralA Russian domestic goose breed.
  • VasaA dark-feathered parrot from Madagascar and nearby islands.
  • VilyKiener’s silverside, a freshwater fish from Madagascar.
  • WallA brown-and-orange butterfly often seen basking on walls.
  • WaloA Somali gerbil from the Horn of Africa.
  • WaluAn escolar, an oily deepwater fish.
  • WanaLong-spined sea urchins found in Hawaiian waters.
  • WavyA snow goose.
  • WeimA Weimaraner, a silver-gray hunting dog.
  • WekaA curious, flightless New Zealand rail with a sturdy beak.
  • WekeA goatfish with whiskerlike barbels on its chin.
  • WelsA huge European freshwater catfish with long whiskers.
  • WetaA large cricket relative native to New Zealand.
  • WhioNew Zealand’s blue duck, adapted to fast-flowing rivers.
  • WilkA West Indian top shell, a Caribbean sea snail.
  • WomaAn Australian python with a narrow head and banded body.
  • WutuAn urutu, a South American pit viper.
  • XemeA Sabine’s gull, a small Arctic-breeding seabird.
  • XoloAn ancient Mexican dog breed, often hairless.
  • XupuA domestic goose breed from China.
  • YakuA Japanese dog landrace from the island of Yakushima.
  • YeenA hyena, a carnivorous mammal native to Africa and Asia.
  • YiliA horse breed from China’s Xinjiang region.
  • YoteA coyote, a wild North American member of the dog family.
  • YutaA native horse breed from Bhutan.
  • ZimbAn Ethiopian biting fly.
  • ZoboA hybrid of a yak and domestic cattle, especially zebu.
  • ZonyA hybrid of a zebra and a pony.
  • ZopeA blue bream, a European freshwater fish.
  • ZubrA European bison.

Rare · 60 pts (44)

  • Beta
  • Carp
  • Chow
  • Cock
  • Colt
  • Coot
  • Croc
  • Dory
  • Foal
  • Fowl
  • Fugu
  • Gnat
  • Grub
  • Gull
  • Hart
  • Ibex
  • Ibis
  • Kite
  • Kiwi
  • Kudu
  • Lark
  • Loon
  • Lynx
  • Mahi
  • Mako
  • Manx
  • Mare
  • Mink
  • Mite
  • Mola
  • Mutt
  • Myna
  • Newt
  • Oryx
  • Pika
  • Pike
  • Rhea
  • Sole
  • Stag
  • Tang
  • Tern
  • Vole
  • Wren
  • Zebu

Schooler · 30 pts (28)

  • Bass
  • Boar
  • Buck
  • Bull
  • Calf
  • Clam
  • Crow
  • Dove
  • Fawn
  • Flea
  • Hare
  • Hawk
  • Joey
  • Lamb
  • Mole
  • Moth
  • Mule
  • Orca
  • Pony
  • Puma
  • Seal
  • Slug
  • Swan
  • Tick
  • Toad
  • Tuna
  • Wasp
  • Worm

Plankton · 10 pts (10)

  • Bear
  • Bird
  • Crab
  • Deer
  • Duck
  • Fish
  • Frog
  • Goat
  • Lion
  • Wolf

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