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gapeworm

The correct spelling is gapeworm.

How to pronounce gapeworm

noun

Say it like: Gap-ewo-rm

The correct spelling is gapeworm. A parasitic nematode worm, Syngamus trachea, that infects the tracheas of some birds and causes the disease gapes.

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noun

  1. 1.A parasitic nematode worm, Syngamus trachea, that infects the tracheas of some birds and causes the disease gapes.

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