'Syngamus trachealis' definitions:

Definition of 'Syngamus trachealis'

From: GCIDE
  • Gape \Gape\, n.
  • 1. The act of gaping; a yawn. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) The width of the mouth when opened, as of birds, fishes, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]