folk name

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folk name (plural folk names)

  1. A name used in common parlance as opposed to an official name.
    • 2016, James Lambert, “Ornithonymy and Lexicographical Selection Criteria”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 30, number 1, pages 39–62:
      Folk names are generally not used in the scientific or birdwatching community. An example of a folk name in Indian English is paddy bird which is used for any of various egrets commonly found feeding in paddy fields.