Animal whose name is derived from the Latin for "ghosts" Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LEMUR Animal whose name is derived from the Latin for 'ghosts' (5) New York Times Sep 10, 2016
8% CALORIE Unit whose name derives from the Latin word for "heat" (7) New York Times Aug 14, 2026
7% SALT The word "salary" derives from the Latin for this (4) New York Times Aug 19, 2026
6% STEM Derive (from) (4) Newsday Sep 3, 2026
6% IDEST Namely, in Latin (5) Thomas Joseph Aug 31, 2026
6% MICHELADA Drink whose name might be derived from the Spanish for "my cold beer" (9) The Atlantic Aug 30, 2026
6% RHINO Animal whose full name comes from the Greek for "nose horn" (5) The New Yorker Mini Aug 28, 2026
6% RAT Animal whose name in Chinese is the same as the word for mouse (3) NYT Easy Mode Aug 26, 2026
6% BYPRODUCT Derivative (9) The Telegraph Quick Aug 20, 2026
6% WAGTHEDOG 1997 Hoffman/De Niro dark comedy whose name derives from an idiom (9) New York Times Midi Aug 19, 2026

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