English Explanatory Dictionary

lapsus muris

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A “slip of the mouse”; an error occasioned by the use of a computer mouse.

Pronunciation

lăpʹsəs myo͞oʹrĭs /ˈlæpsəs ˈmjuːɹɪs/ lăpʹso͞os myo͞oʹrĭs /ˈlæpsuːs ˈmjuːɹɪs/

Word forms

lapsus muris

Etymology

From Latin lāpsus (“slip; lapse”) + mūris (“of the mouse”), genitive singular of mūs (“mouse”). Compare lapsus linguae (“slip of the tongue”).

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