| back formation | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the invention of a new word on the assumption that a familiar word is derived from it. The verbs edit and burgle were so created from editor and burglar |
| 2. | a word formed by this process |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |