Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): The gapes

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): The gapes


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(1):

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.

(2):

A fit of yawning.