misdetermination

noun

misdetermination

noun

Etymology From mis- + determination.

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incorrect determination

Misdeterminations in taxonomic texts can result in the publication of a whole series of dependent misdeterminations[…]1988, Christopher Moriarty, Taxonomy: putting plants and animals in their place, page 137:

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