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Two things that cannot occupy the same place...

I'm not sure how to ask this question, but you know how you watch a movie about, say, the Ancient Eqyptians and one of the characters is wearing a wristwatch. There's a word for that faux pas, which is, I think "anachronism".
My question is, lets say you are watching a movie about polar bears and they show you, or talk about, polar bears catching and eating Emporer penguins.

Now polar bears are strictly North Pole and Emporer penguins are strictly South Pole. This cannot happen.
What is the term, if there is one, for this, please?

Thanks,
Alain
  

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Hi, How about an 'incongruity'? ( adj - Incongruous), Best wishes, Clive

— Clive

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  • ( adj - Incongruous), Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,
How about an 'incongruity'? (adj - Incongruous),

Best wishes, Clive
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How about "bug" ?

Its about computers and softwares actually.

But we use it in many errors in everywhere.
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Hi,
A 'bug' certainly is a slang term for an error, particularly with regard to computers. However, it does not really suggest the kind of error that was the subject of the original query.

Clive
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