lapsus

Mr. Radenhurst took advantage of this lapsus, and moved for a new trial in term, which he obtained.

The artist is a sort of impassioned proof-reader, blue-pencilling the lapsus calami of God.

Hibbard's listing was obviously a lapsus calami for Chelydra since he placed the genus in the family Chelydridae.

But how am I to excuse such a Leviathan lapsus linguæ as the figure of the equestrian mounted upon a cow?

Do not let it be supposed that these are instances of a mere lapsus linguo on the part of certain ignorant writers!