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Definitions for gaperˈgeɪ pər

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

gap•erˈgeɪ pər(n.)

  1. a person or thing that gapes.

  2. a large clam, Tresus capax, common on gravelly beaches.

    Category: Invertebrates

Origin of gaper:

1630–40

Wiktionary

  1. gaper(Noun)

    One who gapes; a starer.

  2. gaper(Noun)

    A fish, taxonomic name Serranus cabrilla.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Gaper(noun)

    one who gapes

  2. Gaper(noun)

    a European fish. See 4th Comber

  3. Gaper(noun)

    a large edible clam (Schizothaerus Nuttalli), of the Pacific coast; -- called also gaper clam

  4. Gaper(noun)

    an East Indian bird of the genus Cymbirhynchus, related to the broadbills

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