English Explanatory Dictionary

gapeworm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A parasitic nematode worm (Syngamus trachea), that infects the tracheas of some birds and causes the disease gapes.

Word forms

gapeworm gapeworms

Etymology

From gape + worm.

Synonyms

Y worm
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