What does "named[PID]: client <IPaddr>#XXXX: message parsing failed: FORMERR mean ?

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Issue

The above message sometimes appear in /var/log/messages.

Environment

RedHat Enterprise Linux 7
RedHat Enterprise Linux 6
RedHat Enterprise Linux 5
BIND(Upstream version BIND 9.9.8)

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