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gape·worm
/
ˈgeɪpˌwɜrm
,
ˈgæp-
/
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[
geyp
-wurm
,
gap
-
]
Show IPA
noun
a nematode
worm
,
Syngamus trachea,
that causes
gapes
.
Origin:
1870–75;
gape
+
worm
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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World English Dictionary
gapeworm
(ˈɡeɪpˌwɜːm)
—
n
a parasitic nematode worm,
Syngamus trachea,
that lives in the trachea of birds and causes gapes in domestic fowl: family
Syngamidae
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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