gaper


gaper

(ˈɡeɪpə) n1. a person or thing that gapes2. (Animals) 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

gap•er

(ˈgeɪ pər)

n. 1. a person or thing that gapes. 2. a large clam, Tresus capax, common on gravelly beaches. [1630–40]
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Gaffer