Definition of Gapes

1. Verb. (third-person singular of gape) ¹

2. Noun. (context: "the gapes") A fit of yawning. ¹

3. Noun. (context: "the gapes") A disease of young poultry and other birds, caused by a parasitic nematode worm in the windpipe. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gapes

1. gape [v] - See also: gape

Medical Definition of Gapes

1. A disease of young chickens, turkeys, and other birds caused by the gapeworm, Syngamus trachea, which localises in the trachea and causes gasping and choking; infection is either direct, by ingestion of infective eggs, or indirect, by ingestion of transport hosts such as land snails, slugs, or earthworms. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gapes

gap arthroplasty
gap gene
gap junction
gap junctions
gap mutant
gap phenomenon
gap year
gap years
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gaped
gaper
gapers
gapers' block
gapers' blocks
gapers block
gapes (current term)
gapeseed
gapeseeds
gapesing
gapeworm
gapeworms
gapier
gapiest
gaping
gapingly
gapings
gapless
gaplessly
gaplessness
gaplike

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