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lapsus digiti

UK/ˌlæpsəsˈdɪdʒɪtaɪ/

lapsus digiti noun: a “slip of the finger”; a miskeying.

Noun

lapsus digiti (plural lapsus digiti)

  1. (rare) A “slip of the finger”; a miskeying.
    • […] the names can hardly be considered distinct, being either a misprint or a lapsus digiti.1905: Joel Asaph Allen, Reports of the Princeton University Expeditions to Patagonia, 1896–1899, volume 3, part 1, “Mammalia of Southern Patagonia”, page 248 (Princeton University)
    • Cuvier & Valenciennes state that the first ray of the dorsal of P. nigricans is prolonged in a filament. Is this a lapsus digiti for first ray of the pectoral? The dorsal and anal have from two to four minute accessory rays entirely hidden in the thick skin in front of the evident portion of these...1918–1921: Carl H. Eigenmann, Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum, volume VII, № 5, “The Pygidiidæ, a Family of South American Catfishes”, page 289

Forms of lapsus digiti

plurallapsus digiti

Origin of lapsus digiti

From the Latin: lāpsus (“a slipping or falling”) (lāpsūs in the plural) + digitī (“of [a / the] finger”), genitive singular form of digitus (“finger”) = “a finger’s slipping”; compare lapsus digitorum.

Questions about lapsus digiti

What does lapsus digiti mean?
Lapsus digiti means a “slip of the finger”; a miskeying.
What part of speech is lapsus digiti?
Lapsus digiti is a noun.
How do you pronounce lapsus digiti?
Lapsus digiti is pronounced /ˌlæpsəsˈdɪdʒɪtaɪ/ (UK).
What is the plural of lapsus digiti?
The plural of lapsus digiti is lapsus digiti.

Words near lapsus digiti in the dictionary

  1. lapstreaked
  2. lapstreaks
  3. lapsus
  4. lapsus auris
  5. lapsus calami
  6. lapsus digiti
  7. lapsus digitorum
  8. lapsus linguae
  9. lapsus linguæ
  10. lapsus memoriae
  11. lapsus oculi

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