Erpetologist

n. One versed in the natural history of reptiles; an herpetologist. Erpetology, n. [See HERPETOLOGY.] That branch of natural history which treats of reptiles. Er'pet on, a. [Gr.] (Zool.) See HERPETΟΝ. Err, v. n. [Fr. errer; Lat. erro , akin to Gr. erro, to wander in misery; Ger. irren, to stray.] To wander from the right way; to stray; to go astray; to rove; to ram- ble; to deviate from the true course or purpose. - To deviate or depart from rectitude; to fall from duty; to transgre morally. "Every woe a tear can claim, Except an erring sister's shame." - Byron. Errorist, n. One who errs; one who promotes and propagates errors. Ers, n. ( Bot .) The bitter vetch. Erse, ( érs ,) n. [A corruption of IRISH.] The language spoken by the descendants of the Gaels or Celts in the highlands of Scotland. -a. Relating or pertaining to the aboriginal inhabitants of Scotland. -To mistake or misapprehend; to commit errors; to Erskine, THOMAS, LORD, a distinguished English jurist, blunder; as, to err in judgment. Er'rable, a . Liable to error. Er/rablene , n. Susceptibility to error; pronene to make mistakes. Er'rand, n . [A. S. aerend; Dan. aerende, a me age; root Sansk. ri , to go.] A me age; a verbal me age; a mandate or order; something to be told or done; any special busine to be transacted by a me enger. Lord High Chancellor of England, and called to the peerage. Lord E. was one of the greatest of English advocates, and during his parliamentary career presented the bill for the abolition of the Slave-Trade, pleaded the cause of the Irish Catholics, and was the tried champion of constitutional reform. D. 1823. Erst, adv. [A. S. ærest, superlative of æra, aere, early, ancient.] Earliest; first; at first; at the beginning. " Erst so lavish and profuse." - Milton. -Once; formerly; long ago; in ancient times. "The future was destined erst."- Milton . -Till then or now; hitherto. "Opener mine eyes, dim erst ."- Milton. Erstein, (airs'tine,) a town of France, dep. Bas-Rhin, 12 miles from Strasburg. Manuf . Cotton, tobacco, . Pop . 4,709. Ertraag-oe, ( air - tra'ge ( r ,) an island of Norway, 40 m. from Christians and; Lat. 63° 13' N., Lon. 8° 20 É. It is 12 miles long, by a breadth of the same extent. Pop . unascertained. Erubescence, Erubescency, (er-ü-bes'ens,) n. [L. Lat. erubescent i a , from-Lat. erubescens, erubesco, ez, and ruber , red. See RUBRIC.] A becoming red; a blushing; redne of the skin or surface of anything. Erubescent, a. [Lat. erubescens.] Red or reddish; blushing.