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misapplied name — a name given to a taxon which excludes the nomenclatural type of the name … Dictionary of ichthyology
Misapplied — Misapply Mis ap*ply , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misapplied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Misapplying}.] To apply wrongly; to use for a wrong purpose; as, to misapply a name or title; to misapply public money. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Origin of Karnataka's name — Karnataka is an Indian state. Several etymologies have been suggested for the name Karnataka. One accepted derivative comes from the Kannada words karu and nādu meaning elevated land . During the British Raj, the words Carnatic or Karnatak were… … Wikipedia
Australia — Why is Australia called Australia? From the early sixteenth century, European philosophers and mapmakers assumed a great southern continent existed south of Asia. They called this hypothetical place Terra Australis, Latin for southern land . The… … Australian idioms
misnomer — mis·no·mer /ˌmis nō mər/ n [Anglo French mesnomer, from mesnomer to misname, from Middle French mes wrongly + nommer to name, from Latin nominare, from nomin nomen name]: the misnaming of a person in a legal document or proceeding (as in a… … Law dictionary
Alstroemeria psittacina — Parrot flower redirects here. That can also refer to the balsam plant Impatiens psittacina. Alstroemeria psittacina Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Chestnut goby — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) … Wikipedia
Auctorum — (abbreviated auct. or auctt.), in botany and zoology is a term used to indicate that a name is used in the sense of a number of subsequent authors and not in its (different) sense as established by the original author. auctorum is Latin and means … Wikipedia
Bambusa oldhamii — Bambusa oldhami Bambusa oldhamii Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
misnomer — /mɪsˈnoʊmə / (say mis nohmuh) noun 1. a misapplied name or designation: * Fresh would have been a great misnomer for the air in the main street –kenneth cook, 1961. 2. an error in naming a person or thing. {Middle English misnoumer, from Old… …
