- gapeworms
- n. parasitical worm in birds that causes gaping (frequent opening of the mouth)
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gape — I. intransitive verb (gaped; gaping) Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse gapa; perhaps akin to Latin hiare to gape, yawn more at yawn Date: 13th century 1. a. to open the mouth wide b. to open or part widely < holes gaped in the pavement > … New Collegiate 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
gapes — gapy, adj. /gayps, gaps/, n. (used with a sing. v.) 1. Vet. Pathol. a parasitic disease of poultry and other birds, characterized by frequent gaping due to infestation of the trachea and bronchi with gapeworms. 2. a fit of yawning. [see GAPE, S3] … Universalium
Cyathostoma — A genus of gapeworms of poultry in the nematode family Syngamidae, so called because of the gaping habit of fowl infected by these worms in their upper respiratory tract. [G. kyathos, cup, cup shaped, + stoma, mouth] C. bronchialis a species… … Medical dictionary
Syngamus — A genus of bloodsucking, strongyle gapeworms of the family Syngamidae. S. laryngeus infestation of the larynx with nematodes of the S. genus causing cough, hemoptysis, foreign body sensation, and shortness of breath. * * * … Medical dictionary
gapes — gāps n pl but sing in constr a disease of birds and esp. young birds in which gapeworms invade and irritate the trachea * * * (gāps) infestation of the trachea of birds by the gapeworm Syngamus trachea, which causes gasping and choking … Medical dictionary
gapes — [[t]geɪps, gæps[/t]] n. (used with a sing. v.) 1) vet a parasitic disease of poultry and other birds, characterized by frequent gaping due to infestation of the trachea and bronchi with gapeworms 2) vet a fit of yawning … From formal English to slang
gapes — /ˈgeɪps/ (say gayps) plural noun (construed as singular) 1. Veterinary Science a disease of poultry and other birds, attended with frequent gaping, due to infestation of the trachea and bronchi with gapeworms. 2. a fit of yawning: he has the… …
gape — [gāp; ] occas. [ gap] vi. gaped, gaping [ME gapen < ON gapa < IE * ghēp < IE * ghēp < base * ghe , to yawn, gape > GAB, Gr chasma, abyss, L hiatus] 1. to open the mouth wide, as in yawning or hunger 2. to stare with the mouth open … English World dictionary
gapes — gapy, adj. /gayps, gaps/, n. (used with a sing. v.) 1. Vet. Pathol. a parasitic disease of poultry and other birds, characterized by frequent gaping due to infestation of the trachea and bronchi with gapeworms. 2. a fit of yawning. [see GAPE, S3] … Useful english dictionary
