Meanings (ES + gloss)
mal descriptor • mala designación • nombre impropio • nombre inadecuado • nombre inapropiado
An incorrect use of a term, especially one which is misleading; a misname.
Rewilding[…]is also a misnomer, for whether by getting rid of tens of thousands of sheep in Patagonia or introducing a living species as a surrogate for an extinct one – Sayaguesa…
[…] plaintiff's misstyling himself as corporation in initial complaint constituted case of misnomer.
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