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Animals with misleading names

Name an animal whose name is misleading. Hopdown accepts 246 answers here. Common answers keep your bunny near the surface; rare ones dig deeper. Animals whose common name suggests something they are not, such as a killer whale (a dolphin), jellyfish (not a fish) or guinea pig (not a pig).

Most common answers

• Killer WhaleExtremely common
• JellyfishExtremely common
• StarfishExtremely common
• Guinea PigCommon
• Horned ToadUncommon
• HedgehogUncommon
• AardvarkUncommon
• Koala BearUncommon
• Electric EelUncommon
• Bombay DuckUncommon
• Prairie ChickenUncommon
• SilverfishUncommon
• TurkeyUncommon
• Guinea FowlUncommon
• Bald EagleUncommon

Rare answers

• Sea PigRare
• Tree ShrewRare
• Horned LizardsRare
• Paper NautilusRare
• Sea WalnutRare
• Wolf EelRare
• Smallmouth BassRare
• LingcodVery rare
• Whale LouseVery rare
• Worm LizardVery rare
• WebwormVery rare
• Water DragonVery rare
• AardwolfVery rare
• Marsupial MouseVery rare
• MuskratVery rare

Deep cuts

The answers almost nobody gives.

• NighthawkDeep cut
• Magpie-LarkDeep cut
• DamselflyDeep cut
• SawflyDeep cut
• FishflyDeep cut
• ButterflyDeep cut
• Potato BugDeep cut
• LanternflyDeep cut
• Whip ScorpionDeep cut
• Sea ScorpionDeep cut

Plus 206 more answers you'll have to find yourself.