- gapeworm
- gapeworm [gāp′wʉrm΄]n.a roundworm (Syngamus trachea) parasitic in the respiratory passage of young poultry and other birds and causing the gapes
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
Gapeworm — Gape worm (? or ?), n. (Zo[ o]l.) The parasitic worm that causes the gapes in birds. See Illustration in Appendix. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
gapeworm — noun Date: 1873 a nematode worm (Syngamus trachea) that causes gapes in birds … New Collegiate Dictionary
gapeworm — /gayp werrm , gap /, n. a nematode worm, Syngamus trachea, that causes gapes. [1870 75; GAPE + WORM] * * * … Universalium
gapeworm — noun A parasitic nematode worm, Syngamus trachea, that infects the tracheas of some birds and causes the disease … Wiktionary
gapeworm — gape·worm gāp .wərm n a nematode worm of the genus Syngamus (S. trachea) that causes gapes of birds * * * gape·worm (gāpґwərm) Syngamus trachea … Medical dictionary
gapeworm — n. parasitical worm in birds that causes gaping (frequent opening of the mouth) … English contemporary dictionary
gapeworm — noun a parasitic nematode worm that infests the trachea and bronchi of birds, causing the gapes. [Syngamus trachea.] … English new terms dictionary
gapeworm — gape•worm [[t]ˈgeɪpˌwɜrm, ˈgæp [/t]] n. ivt a nematode, Syngamus trachea, that causes gapes • Etymology: 1870–75 … From formal English to slang
gapeworm — /ˈgeɪpwɜm/ (say gaypwerm) noun a nematode worm, Syngamus trachea, which causes gapes …