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the gapes - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'the gapes' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . The gapes
- A fit of yawning.
- A disease of young poultry and other birds, attended with much gaping. It is caused by a parasitic nematode worm (Syngamus trachealis), in the windpipe, which obstructs the breathing. See Gapeworm.