caconym

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κακός (kakós, “bad”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”), equivalent to caco- +‎ -onym or caco- +‎ -nym.

Noun

caconym (plural caconyms)

  1. An incorrect name for something, especially in taxonomic classification.

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