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/gayp"werrm', gap"-/, n.a nematode worm, Syngamus trachea, that causes gapes.[1870-75; GAPE + WORM]
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Gapeworm — Gape worm (? or ?), n. (Zo[ o]l.) The parasitic worm that causes the gapes in birds. See Illustration in Appendix. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gapeworm — [gāp′wʉrm΄] n. a roundworm (Syngamus trachea) parasitic in the respiratory passage of young poultry and other birds and causing the gapes … English World dictionary
Gapeworm — taxobox | name = Gapeworm image caption = Gapeworms in the trachea of a Ringnecked Pheasant regnum = Animalia phylum = Nematoda classis = Secernentea ordo = Strongylida familia = Syngamidae genus = Syngamus species = S. trachea binomial =… … Wikipedia
gapeworm — noun Date: 1873 a nematode worm (Syngamus trachea) that causes gapes in birds … New Collegiate Dictionary
gapeworm — noun A parasitic nematode worm, Syngamus trachea, that infects the tracheas of some birds and causes the disease … Wiktionary
gapeworm — gape·worm gāp .wərm n a nematode worm of the genus Syngamus (S. trachea) that causes gapes of birds * * * gape·worm (gāpґwərm) Syngamus trachea … Medical dictionary
gapeworm — n. parasitical worm in birds that causes gaping (frequent opening of the mouth) … English contemporary dictionary
gapeworm — noun a parasitic nematode worm that infests the trachea and bronchi of birds, causing the gapes. [Syngamus trachea.] … English new terms dictionary
gapeworm — gape•worm [[t]ˈgeɪpˌwɜrm, ˈgæp [/t]] n. ivt a nematode, Syngamus trachea, that causes gapes • Etymology: 1870–75 … From formal English to slang
gapeworm — /ˈgeɪpwɜm/ (say gaypwerm) noun a nematode worm, Syngamus trachea, which causes gapes …
