gapes
noun
a parasitic disease of poultry and other birds, characterized by frequent gaping due to infestation of the trachea and bronchi with gapeworms.
gapy
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a word derived from
gapes.
Example Sentences
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We are all rather gapy at first, more especially Algy, who has deferred the making of the greater part of his toilet till his return, looks disheveled, and sounds grumbling.
From Nancy by Rhoda Broughton
