"misnest" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misnests [present, singular, third-person], misnesting [participle, present], misnested [participle, past], misnested [past]
Etymology: mis- + nest Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|nest}} mis- + nest Head templates: {{en-verb}} misnest (third-person singular simple present misnests, present participle misnesting, simple past and past participle misnested)
  1. To err when nesting one item or set of items within another.
    Sense id: en-misnest-en-verb-NQjlgDX7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

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