Syn.
— To gaze; stare; yawn. See Gaze.
GAPE
Gape, n.
1. The act of gaping; a yawn. Addison.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The width of the mouth when opened, as of birds, fishes, etc. GAPES; THE GAPES The gapes. (a) A fit of yawning. (b) 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.
GAPER
Gap"er, n.
1. One who gapes.
2. (Zoöl.) (a) A European fish. See 4th Comber. (b) A large edible clam (Schizothærus Nuttalli), of the Pacific coast; — called also gaper clam. (c) An East Indian bird of the genus Cymbirhynchus, related to the broadbills.
GAPESEED
Gape"seed`, n.
Defn: Any strange sight. Wright.