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caconym

American  
[kak-uh-nim] / ˈkæk ə nɪm /

noun

  1. a name, especially a taxonomic name, that is considered linguistically undesirable.

Etymology

Origin of caconym

First recorded in 1885–90; cac(o)- + -onym

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