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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. An erroneous name, especially in taxonomic classification; a misnomer.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. A bad name for anything; a name which is in any way undesirable or objectionable.

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

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  1. Ancient Greek, meaning "bad name". (Wiktionary)

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  1. misnomer

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  1. euonym

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  1. -nym

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