单词 | caconym |
释义 | caconym|ˈkækəʊnɪm| [f. caco- + Gr. ὄνυµα name.] An example of bad nomenclature or terminology, esp. in biology and botany.
1889in Cent. Dict. 1914O. F. Cook in Amer. Naturalist XLVIII. 310 A name rejected for linguistic reasons [is] a caconym. 1956Nat. Cactus & Succulent Jrnl. II. 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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