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The intestines shed their lining periodically, which produces a mucus that can be visible in stool and may be misidentified as a parasite, he explained.

Among the objections from state officials, she said, was the possibility that other people might share the same names as banned individuals, which “would cause havoc with people being misidentified.”

Put simply, we have misidentified the problem and invested in the wrong solutions.

She said that several trees have been misidentified, which would impact the overall assessment of tree health.

Couples with "baskets of bottled beer and blankets", children wildly misidentifying pigeons and press photographers resignedly legging it around the grass in an attempt to get their shot all added to the chaos.