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The gapes (gcide) | Gape \Gape\, n.
1. The act of gaping; a yawn. --Addison.
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2. (Zool.) The width of the mouth when opened, as of birds,
fishes, etc.
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The gapes.
(a) A fit of yawning.
(b) A disease of young poultry and other birds, attended
with much gaping. It is caused by a parasitic nematode
worm (Syngamus trachealis), in the windpipe, which
obstructs the breathing. See Gapeworm.
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The gapes (gcide) | Gape \Gape\, n.
1. The act of gaping; a yawn. --Addison.
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2. (Zool.) The width of the mouth when opened, as of birds,
fishes, etc.
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The gapes.
(a) A fit of yawning.
(b) A disease of young poultry and other birds, attended
with much gaping. It is caused by a parasitic nematode
worm (Syngamus trachealis), in the windpipe, which
obstructs the breathing. See Gapeworm.
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