misdetermination

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

mis- +‎ determination

Noun[edit]

misdetermination (countable and uncountable, plural misdeterminations)

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