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mis·cat·a·log | \ ˌmis-ˈka-tə-ˌlȯg 
, -ˌläg \
, -ˌläg \variants:
or miscatalogue
miscataloged or miscatalogued; miscataloging or miscataloguing
Definition of miscatalog
: to catalog (something) incorrectly
a novel that was miscataloged as nonfiction … several specimens had been collected and preserved in science museums around the country, but most had been miscataloged as olingos, their larger, more common kin.— Martha Quillin
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The first known use of miscatalog was in 1872
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