Meaning Of The Word Gapeworm

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What's The Definition Of Gapeworm?

gapeworm in American English
a roundworm (Syngamus trachea) parasitic in the respiratory passage of young poultry and other birds and causing the gapes
noun: a nematode worm, Syngamus trachea, that causes gapes

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

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