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caconym

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cac⋅o⋅nym

  [kak-uh-nim]
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–noun
a name, esp. a taxonomic name, that is considered linguistically undesirable.
Origin:
1885–90; cac(o)- + -onym
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cac·o·nym   (kāk'ə-nĭm)   
n.  An erroneous name, especially in taxonomic classification; a misnomer.
ca·con'y·my (kə-kŏn'ə-mē) n.
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