misprint
1 of 2noun
mis·print ˈmis-ˌprint 
plural misprints
1
: a mistake in printed text (such as a deviation from copy or a typographical error)
We all sadly know that misprints are inevitable nowadays … but there are so many here that one wonders if anyone attempted to proofread the book at all. Even the author's first name is misspelled on the title page.
Steven Runciman
Steven Runciman2
: a genetic mutation
specifically : a genetic mutation in which a nucleotide base in a codon has been replaced with a different nucleotide base
Gene therapy, getting under way in 47 trials worldwide, may ultimately prove to be the least toxic, most direct way to edit the misprints that cause cancer. Tim Friend
Tim Friend misprint
2 of 2verb
mis·print ˌmis-ˈprint
misprinted; misprinting
transitive verb
: to print (something, such as text) incorrectly
… misprinted "father" as "fater" on page one … Ellen Pall
Ellen Pall misprinted
ˌmis-ˈprin-təd
adjective a misprinted label
Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1782, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
circa 1513, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
misprint
noun
mis·print
ˈmis-ˌprint
: a mistake in a word that has been printed