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单词 gaper
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gaper

[ gey-per ]
/ ˈgeɪ pər /
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noun

a person or thing that gapes.
Also called horse clam. a large clam, Tresus capax, common on gravelly and coarse-sand beaches.

Origin of gaper

First recorded in 1630–40; gape + -er1

Words nearby gaper

Gaoxiong, gap, gap 1, gap 2, gape, gaper, gapes, gapeseed, gapeworm, gaping, gap junction
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Example sentences from the Web for gaper

  • This clumsy sign is called de Gaaper,—the Gaper,—and I know not the origin of it.

    The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 3 of 3|George Augustus Sala

British Dictionary definitions for gaper

gaper
/ (ˈɡeɪpə) /

noun

a person or thing that gapes
any of various large marine bivalve molluscs of the genera Mya and Lutraria that burrow in muddy sand. M. arenaria is the American soft-shelled clam and the two species of Lutraria are the otter shells. The valves have a permanent gap at the hind end
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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