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单词 caconym
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caconymn.

/ˈkakəʊnɪm/
Etymology: < caco- comb. form + Greek ὄνομα name.
An example of bad nomenclature or terminology, esp. in biology and botany.
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caconym1889
1889 in Cent. Dict.
1914 O. F. Cook in Amer. Naturalist 48 310 A name rejected for linguistic reasons [is] a caconym.
1956 Nat. Cactus & Succulent Jrnl. 2 3/1 A name may qualify as a caconym in different ways. First, from sheer length... Second, from the clash of consonants making it difficult (for a European at least) to articulate.
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