Advertisement
Advertisement
gapes
[geyps, gaps]
noun
Veterinary Pathology.a parasitic disease of poultry and other birds, characterized by frequent gaping due to infestation of the trachea and bronchi with gapeworms.
a fit of yawning.
gapes
/ ɡɪ /
noun
a disease of young domestic fowl, characterized by gaping or gasping for breath and caused by parasitic worms ( gapeworms )
informala fit of yawning
Other 51Թ Forms
- gapy adjective
- ˈ adjective
Example Sentences
And deep in the North Atlantic Ocean, an anglerfish gapes into the gloom.
The crater gapes at about 13 miles wide and 2.6 miles deep.
The line of the river now gapes like an open wound, perhaps a hundred metres across in places.
He gapes upward to the spiky mountains, then to the sky.
“Today, a deep rift gapes between Russia and Europe where, according to Gorbachev’s vision, a common European house was supposed to arise with Russia and with a common security architecture,” she added.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse