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Word or term that suggests a meaning that is known to be wrong
A misnomer is a name that is incorrectly or unsuitably applied. Misnomers often arise because something was named long before its correct nature was known
Misnomer
Variety of Aramaic used in the Hebrew Bible
Aramaic studies, and persisted up to the nineteenth century. The "Chaldean" misnomer was consequently abandoned, when further research showed conclusively that
Biblical_Aramaic
American dance company
Misnomer Dance Theater is a modern dance company based in Brooklyn, New York. Founded in 1998 by artistic director and choreographer Chris Elam, the company
Misnomer_Dance_Theater
Geographic formation in Antarctica
Misnomer Point is the ice-free tipped point projecting 400 m westwards from the northwest coast of Alfatar Peninsula, Robert Island in the South Shetland
Misnomer_Point
Method to convey chess moves
[clarification needed] The term "algebraic notation" may be considered a misnomer, as the system is unrelated to algebra. Each square of the board is identified
Algebraic_notation_(chess)
Distant flashes of cloud-to-ground lightning from a cumulonimbus
Heat lightning is a misnomer used for the faint flashes of lightning on the horizon or other clouds from distant thunderstorms that do not appear to have
Heat_lightning
Biodegradable copolymer, chemical compound
adipate-co-terephthalate) and sometimes polybutyrate-adipate-terephthalate (a misnomer) or even just "polybutyrate". It is generally marketed as a fully biodegradable
Polybutylene adipate terephthalate
Polybutylene_adipate_terephthalate
Hat and stereotype for conspiracy theorists
belief in pseudoscience and conspiracy theories. "Tin foil" is a common misnomer for aluminium foil in English-speaking countries; packaging metal foil
Tin_foil_hat
Rare mutation of the common 3-leaf clover said to bring good luck
back to at least the 17th century. The term four-leaf is botanically a misnomer, as clover plants have multiple leaves (multiple clovers), each consisting
Four-leaf_clover
Historic herbal perfume
extracted and processed was historically very commonly mis-identified as the misnomerical Commiphora gileadensis, whose common name was in turn established by
Balm_of_Gilead
Paper made from the pith of shrubs
white, velvety and very delicate; European traders referred to it by the misnomer rice paper, assuming it to be made of rice. Pith paper was being produced
Pith_paper
Family of birds
of parrots, commonly known as Old World parrots, though this term is a misnomer, as not all its members occur in the Old World, and the Psittacinae also
Psittaculidae
Transverse line in American football
In gridiron football, a line of scrimmage is an invisible transverse line (across the width of the field) beyond which a team cannot cross until the next
Line_of_scrimmage
Topics referred to by the same term
language, the language of ancient Chaldeans Chaldean language (misnomer), a former misnomer for Biblical Aramaic Chaldean Neo-Aramaic, another name for the
Chaldean_language
Mineral of the garnet group
widely used gemstone with numerous alternative names, some of which are misnomers. Chrome pyrope, and Bohemian garnet are two alternative names, the usage
Pyrope
Room in a hospital in which surgeries are performed
usually devoid of a theater setting, making the term operating theater a misnomer in those cases. Operating rooms are spacious, in a cleanroom, and well-lit
Operating_theater
Form of punitive injury to the knee
of the knee (popliteal fossa) with a handgun. The term is considered a misnomer by medical professionals, because only a very small minority of victims
Kneecapping
Emirati lottery draw organization
company in the Isle of Man, with prizes up to $30 million. Its name is a misnomer as it operates from outside Emirates / UAE and has no connection with Emirates
Emirates_Draw_Games
Chinese method of brewing tea
preparation method. It is sometimes called a "tea ceremony", though this is a misnomer, as gongfu cha is more accurately described as a specialised technique
Gongfu_tea
Behavioral disorder
venturing daily to the Agora. Therefore, this eponym is considered to be a misnomer. Other possible terms are senile breakdown, Plyushkin's syndrome (after
Diogenes_syndrome
Species of palm endemic to Australia
Princess Alexandra of Denmark, but is often erroneously referred to by the misnomer Alexander palm. Archontophoenix alexandrae is a tall, solitary palm growing
Archontophoenix_alexandrae
Covered bridge in Hertford College, Oxford
Hertford Bridge, often called the Bridge of Sighs, is a skyway joining two parts of Hertford College over New College Lane in Oxford, England. Its distinctive
Bridge_of_Sighs,_Oxford
Genus of true bugs
formerly Bermuda. Common names include cicada, harvestfly, jar fly, and the misnomer locust. In 2015, these species were moved from the genus Tibicen (now genus
Neotibicen
Genre of television programming
Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring ordinary people rather
Reality_television
Political designation of tribes in India
as "habitual offenders" in 1959. The name "Criminal Tribes" is itself a misnomer as no definition of tribe denotes occupation, but they were identified
Denotified_Tribes
U.S. state
also of Ohio, objected to the name. Cox complained that the name was a misnomer given that most of the territory was not mountainous, and thought a Native
Montana
Creating new land from oceans, seas, riverbeds or lakes
reclamation ground, reclaimed land, or land fill. The term "reclamation" is a misnomer, and promotes confusion with land rehabilitation. In ancient Egypt, the
Land_reclamation
Archaeological site
and is one of the main attractions of Sicily. The term "valley" is a misnomer, the site being located on a ridge outside the town of Agrigento. Since
Valle_dei_Templi
Species of flowering plant
rose-colored. Applying the generic common name trout lily may be somewhat of a misnomer, because in the Japanese species, the individual plant may or may not exhibit
Erythronium_japonicum
Percussion instrument
sometimes been referred to as a "Hang drum", the inventors consider this a misnomer. The Hang is constructed from two half-shells of deep-drawn, nitrided steel
Hang_(instrument)
1642 painting by Rembrandt
compelling drama energised by light and shadow (tenebrism). The title is a misnomer; the painting does not depict a nocturnal scene. The Night Watch was completed
The_Night_Watch
Rabbit deity of the Chinese folk religion
as he is considered the moon rabbit of the goddess Chang'e. A frequent misnomer is "Tuye Er" (兔爺兒, "Rabbit God (as a) Youth"). Based on the correct Beijing
Tu'er_Ye
Breed of cat
are observed with a low incidence in Maine Coons, PKD appears to be a misnomer in this particular breed. In a 2013 study, spanning 8 years, renal cysts
Maine_Coon
California gold rush currency
reserves the right to issue legal tender coins, California gold coinage is a misnomer and actually references coin-like ingots with a stated tender value, tokens
California_gold_coinage
Region of Somalia
Hirshabelle region, to the contemporary period wherein sometimes the nonstandard misnomer of usage being interchangeable with the city of Mogadishu. This Banaadir
Banaadir
Tomb of Mughal Empress Mariam-uz-Zamani
Mariam's tomb is the mausoleum of Mariam-uz-Zamani, commonly known by the misnomer Jodha Bai, the favorite wife of the Mughal Emperor Akbar. The tomb was
Tomb_of_Mariam-uz-Zamani
Leader of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964
"a moral man after all". The term "Secret Speech" proved to be an utter misnomer. While the attendees at the Speech were all Soviet, Eastern European delegates
Nikita_Khrushchev
Baseball statistic
obstruction or a fielder's choice, making the statistic somewhat of a misnomer. As of the end of the 2025 season, the following are the top 10 players
Times_on_base
Insect considered kosher under Jewish dietary laws
flying insects (for that reason, the term "kosher locust" is somewhat of a misnomer). However, the identity of those species is in dispute. Before their emigration
Kosher_locust
Infraclass of mammals in the clade Eutheria
to a relatively late stage of development. The name is something of a misnomer, considering that marsupials also nourish their fetuses via a placenta
Placentalia
Formerly common term referring to Muslims and to Islam
stylistically by some Muslims, a vast majority consider the term archaic or a misnomer, as it suggests that Muslims worship Muhammad himself instead of God. The
Mohammedan
Misnomer (according to Eshowe Borough 1994-02-14) – the KwaMondi Mission Station was transformed by From the Tugela the main road follows the picturesque
List of heritage sites in KwaZulu-Natal
List_of_heritage_sites_in_KwaZulu-Natal
Garnet, nesosilicate mineral
range in Utah. Grossular is known by many other names, and also some misnomers; colophonite – coarse granules of garnet (was later identified as a variety
Grossular
Borough in New York City and county in New York State
agencies concentrated on that single street at one point, or is this a misnomer?... According to Roland Marchand's book, Advertising the American Dream
Manhattan
Species of rodent
southwestern Oregon. It is also known as the "California meadow mouse", a misnomer as this species is a vole, not a mouse. It averages 172 mm (6.8 in) in
California_vole
Cause of action in civil (non-criminal) law
civil law. A civil wrong can be followed by civil proceedings. It is a misnomer to describe a civil wrong as a "civil offence". The law of England recognised
Civil_wrong
2006 motorcycle gang killing in Canada
fears for the safety of local residents. The name Shedden massacre is a misnomer. The killings took place at a farm outside of Iona Station and Shedden
Shedden_massacre
Plant in the family Euphorbiaceae
physic-nut, goutystalk nettlespurge, Australian bottleplant (a geographical misnomer) and tartogo. J. podagrica is a caudiciform perennial herb growing up to
Jatropha_podagrica
Species of cricket native to the Western Hemisphere
Jamaican field cricket and sometimes referred to as the silent cricket (a misnomer) among other names, is one of many cricket species known as a field cricket
Gryllus_assimilis
Type of glide bomb
designation of the Joint Standoff Weapon as an "air-to-ground missile" is a misnomer, as it is an unpowered bomb with guidance avionics, similar to the older
AGM-154_Joint_Standoff_Weapon
Decision tree algorithm
model based on entropy-based splitting, and the term dichotomiser is a misnomer as it implies a binary split, but the ID3 algorithm can split on multi-valued
ID3_algorithm
Township in Gauteng, South Africa
township of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Its name, a misnomer given that oranges are grown in orchards instead of farms, has Dutch origins
Orange_Farm
Collection of Jewish manuscripts
purchase by the National Library of Israel. Nonetheless, the usage of the misnomer continues out of convenience and its evocation of the wider-known Cairo
Afghan_Geniza
managed by Australian, state and territory governments. The name may be a misnomer: nearly all parks are land owned and managed by the states and territories
List of national parks of Australia
List_of_national_parks_of_Australia
Sweet potato preparation
potatoes are eaten as a side under the name "candied yams", though this is a misnomer. While present in the early cookery of Colonial America, over time the
Candied_sweet_potatoes
Affectionate nickname
Legal name name change Namesake Naming taboo Nomenclature nomen nescio Misnomer Onomastics -onym Personal identity identifier Proper noun Signature monogram
Hypocorism
Medical condition
to some extent acne and allergic dermatitis. The term "dermatitis" is a misnomer because this is not an eczematous process. The cause is unclear. Topical
Perioral_dermatitis
Antisemitic conspiracy theory
necessity leaves no other choice. It concludes that 'revisionism' is a misnomer because the facts do not accord with the position it puts forward and,
Holocaust_denial
Security issue for web applications
site's owner network. OWASP considers the term cross-site scripting to be a misnomer. It initially was an attack that was used for breaching data across sites
Cross-site_scripting
Appetizer served on a wooden board
board itself or portioned onto tableware. In the USA, 'charcuterie' is a misnomer, featuring a selection of preserved foods, especially cured meats or pâtés
Charcuterie_board
Type of field-effect transistor
a misnomer, because the gate material can be a layer of polysilicon (polycrystalline silicon). Similarly, "oxide" in the name can also be a misnomer, as
MOSFET
1760–1840 agrarian to industrial era shift
economic and social changes occurred gradually and that revolution is a misnomer. Several key factors enabled industrialisation. High agricultural
Industrial_Revolution
Species of moth
of a wide variety of plant species. The common name, cabbage moth, is a misnomer as the species feeds on many fruits, vegetables, and crops in the genus
Cabbage_moth
Shopping street in Vienna, Austria
transforming into the moniker Kohlmarkt (English: Cabbage Market) – effectively a misnomer, since the market has never been noted for its sale of cabbages. After
Kohlmarkt,_Vienna
Type of prayer
the ICEL, the word collecta was rendered as "Opening Prayer". This was a misnomer, since the collect ends—rather than opens—the introductory rites of the
Collect
means adjusting something orthogonally to a gravitational field. This is a misnomer, since tramming, however, is only about the internal geometry of a machine
Tramming
Fundamentalist movement within Sunni Islam
bin Salman asserted that the Western usage of the term itself has been a misnomer. Stating that the terminology itself is indefinable, Mohammed bin Salman
Wahhabism
Lake in Michigan, United States
lake is 484 acres (2.0 km2), with maximum depths of 152 feet (46 m). The misnomer "Lake Louise" comes from a former Camp director who wanted to rename the
Thumb_Lake
Species of plant in the clubmoss family
parts of Sub-Saharan Africa and in Macaronesia. It is sometimes given the misnomer of "peacock fern", due to its lacy leaf structure, despite having no relation
Selaginella_kraussiana
Genus of mammals in the family Leporidae
Nowak 1999, pp. 1733–1738. Lyon, M. W. (1916). "Belgian Hare, A Misleading Misnomer". Science. 43 (1115): 686–687. doi:10.1126/science.43.1115.686.b. JSTOR 1639908
Hare
Surgical procedure
Chondrolaryngoplasty (commonly called tracheal shave, but this is a misnomer as the trachea is not involved) is a surgical procedure in which the thyroid
Chondrolaryngoplasty
Abrahamic monotheistic religion
in labeling Islamic modernists as Salafis, even though the term was a misnomer. At the time, European and American scholars felt the need for a useful
Islam
Terrorist acts by groups of individuals who profess Islamic motivations or goals
characterization 'Islamic'. It has been argued that "Islamic terrorism" is a misnomer for what should be called "Islamist terrorism". Tactics employed include
Islamic_terrorism
Statistical hypothesis test for forecasting
finds only "predictive causality". Using the term "causality" alone is a misnomer, as Granger-causality is better described as "precedence", or, as Granger
Granger_causality
Narrative device used in literature
Lewis Saunders in 2005. For nearly a century the term has been both a misnomer and a malapropism for the stream of consciousness. The audio recordings
Stream_of_unconsciousness
Any of the fifteen lanthanides plus scandium and yttrium
rare-earth elements as major metal constituents. The term "rare-earth" is a misnomer, because they are not actually scarce, but because they are found only
Rare-earth_element
Guided glide bomb
The AGM designation of the Walleye as an "air-to-ground missile" is a misnomer, as it is an unpowered bomb with guidance avionics, similar to the more
AGM-62_Walleye
Breed of chicken
the name, the Cornish game hen is not a game bird. The name is doubly a misnomer because both males and females are served as Cornish game hens, meaning
Cornish_game_hen
Type of annual property tax
on high value homes, although the term itself is widely regarded as a misnomer. Until the Budget of Autumn 2025, the tax was only a proposal in the United
Mansion_tax
Coalition of Nepali political parties
criticism towards it. The name "Seven Party Alliance" has always been a misnomer, since one of its members (ULF) is an alliance in itself, consisting of
Seven_Party_Alliance
Ultrasound imaging of the movement of tissues and body fluids using the Doppler effect
the lower half of the image. Therefore, "duplex ultrasonography" is a misnomer for spectral Doppler ultrasonography, and more exact name should be "triplex
Doppler_ultrasonography
Seed of the sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
be called confectionery sunflower seeds. The term "sunflower seed" is a misnomer when applied to the seed in its pericarp (hull). Botanically speaking,
Sunflower_seed
Indian hillock
It is rumoured to be a sleeping volcano. The name 'Vilangan Kunnu' is a misnomer because 'Vilangan' itself means hill. There is no need of adding 'Kunnu'
Vilangan_Hills
Eastern Christian holiday during Great Lent
Wednesday (the first day of Lent in Western Christianity). The term is often a misnomer, as only a small subset of Eastern Catholic Churches practice the imposition
Clean_Monday
Mineral, semi-precious stone
pyrope to one part almandine. Pyrope has tradenames some of which are misnomers: Cape ruby, Arizona ruby, California ruby, Rocky Mountain ruby, and Bohemian
Garnet
1968 United States law regarding federal holidays
Hoyle, John Christian (February 13, 1998). "Presidents' Day: Long-Standing Misnomer". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved February 18, 2013. Higgins,
Uniform_Monday_Holiday_Act
Dog breed
the 1963 standard, the Aidi has never been used as a sheepdog, and this misnomer was corrected in 1969. Known for its courage, the Aidi has traditionally
Aidi
Folk story and cautionary tale
Yuen, P.-M. (2003-04-01). "Is vaginal dermoid cyst a rare occurrence or a misnomer? A case report and review of the literature". Ultrasound in Obstetrics
Vagina_dentata
Engineered wood product
density and classification as light-, standard-, or high-density board is a misnomer and confusing. The density of the board, when evaluated in relation to
Medium-density_fibreboard
Flowering plant cultivar
'Mt Tamboritha form', 'Compacta', 'Prostrate', 'Prostrate Form' or the misnomer 'Mt Tambourine'. The cultivar is a spreading, low shrub that grows to 0
Grevillea lanigera 'Mt Tamboritha'
Grevillea_lanigera_'Mt_Tamboritha'
Russian traditional dish
for Olivier salad is Amerikan salatası 'American salad', a euphemistic misnomer originating from the Cold War period.[citation needed] In Slovakia, it
Olivier_salad
Liquid consisting mainly of acetic acid and water
"spirit vinegar" in the UK, "white vinegar" in Canada) is something of a misnomer because it is not produced by distillation of vinegar, but by fermentation
Vinegar
Physical phenomenon
with both Fermi and Gamow-Teller transitions. While "forbidden" may be a misnomer, these types of transitions have longer lifetimes than the allowed Fermi
Beta_decay_transition
U.S. federal aid program
Services. TANF is often regarded as just "welfare", but some argue this is a misnomer. Unlike AFDC, which provided a guaranteed cash benefit to eligible families
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Temporary_Assistance_for_Needy_Families
Species of palm endemic to Australia
confusingly referred to as Alexander palm, which is an often-used but misnomered name of another Australian palm species Archontophoenix alexandrae, the
Ptychosperma_elegans
Criticism of the reality television genre
The reality television genre, and specific reality television shows, have been subject to significant criticism since the genre first rose to worldwide
Criticism of reality television
Criticism_of_reality_television
1857 gang riot in New York City
a Dead Rabbits gang existing, and that the alleged organization was a misnomer for the Roach Guards. In Anbinder's telling of events, in the aftermath
Dead_Rabbits_riot
Method of demolition involving explosives
of the term "implosion" to refer to the destruction of a building is a misnomer, as an actual implosion involves a structure being subjected to extreme
Building_implosion
Playing technique
plectrum, commonly called a "pick"). The term "fingerstyle" is something of a misnomer, since it is present in several different genres and styles of music—but
Fingerstyle_guitar
Greek alchemist and writer
Cleopatra the Alchemist (Greek: Κλεοπάτρα; fl. c. 3rd century AD), also referred to as, Cleopatra the Wise, was an Egyptian alchemist, writer, and philosopher
Cleopatra_the_Alchemist
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