gaper
[ gey-per ]
/ ˈgeɪ pər /
noun
a person or thing that gapes.
Also called horse clam. a large clam, Tresus capax, common on gravelly and coarse-sand beaches.
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Nearby words
gap junction, gap phenomenon, gap year, gap-toothed, gape, gaper, gapes, gapeseed, gapeworm, gaping, gaposis
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Examples from the Web for gaper
This clumsy sign is called de Gaaper,—the Gaper,—and I know not the origin of it.
The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 3 of 3|George Augustus Sala
British Dictionary definitions for gaper
gaper
/ (ˈɡeɪpə) /
noun
a person or thing that gapes
any of various large marine bivalve molluscs of the genera Mya and Lutraria that burrow in muddy sand. M. arenaria is the American soft-shelled clam and the two species of Lutraria are the otter shells. The valves have a permanent gap at the hind end
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