Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gapeworm

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gape-worm
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

From gape + worm.

Inflected Forms

gapeworms (plural)

Synonyms

Y worm

Questions

What does gapeworm mean?: A parasitic nematode worm (Syngamus trachea), that infects the tracheas of some birds and causes the disease gapes.
Where does gapeworm come from?: From gape + worm.

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