"gapeworm" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gapeworms [plural]
Etymology: gape + worm Etymology templates: {{compound|en|gape|worm}} gape + worm Head templates: {{en-noun}} gapeworm (plural gapeworms)
  1. A parasitic nematode worm (Syngamus trachea), that infects the tracheas of some birds and causes the disease gapes. Wikipedia link: gapeworm Categories (lifeform): Nematodes Synonyms: Y worm

Inflected forms

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