gapeworm

[ geyp-wurm, gap- ]
/ ˈgeɪpˌwɜrm, ˈgæp- /

noun

a nematode worm, Syngamus trachea, that causes gapes.

Origin of gapeworm

First recorded in 1870–75; gape + worm

Words nearby gapeworm

gap-toothed, gape, gaper, gapes, gapeseed, gapeworm, gaping, gaposis, gapped scale, gapper, gapping

British Dictionary definitions for gapeworm

gapeworm
/ (ˈɡeɪpˌwɜːm) /

noun

a parasitic nematode worm, Syngamus trachea, that lives in the trachea of birds and causes gapes in domestic fowl: family Syngamidae