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Definition of gaper in English: gapernoun ˈɡeɪpəˈɡāpər 1A burrowing bivalve mollusc, the shell valves of which have an opening at one or both ends. Genus Mya, family Myidae Example sentencesExamples - Areas exhibiting mixed sand and mud constitute a relatively stable substrate in which typical sand-living animals, such as sand gapers, lugworms, and razor shells, dwell.
- Well-known bivalves to which the name gaper could be applied are the razor clam, and the soft-shelled clam; but the latter is something of an exception in that it can survive for some time without water (indeed without oxygen).
- And the prized geoduck - the largest burrowing clam in the world - is occasionally found among the gaper clams in Tomales Bay.
2 another term for comber Example sentencesExamples - The Washington clam catch is considerably less than that of gaper clams, primarily because the latter are more pre-dominant in most bays, and the Washington clam siphon holes are more difficult to locate.
3A deep-sea anglerfish that is able to inflate itself with water. Family Chaunacidae and genus Chaunax Example sentencesExamples - The amazing diversity of creatures must be seen to be believed; periwinkles, top-shells, starfish and lump suckers, the self-concealing flatfish, the gaper and razor fish and the commuting and breeding seabirds.
4A person who stares in amazement or wonder. her sort of success inevitably attracted gapers Example sentencesExamples - They all try to out beat the other with the best impression of a gaper.
- In the shade of a sycamore grove, bikers sat cross-legged on idled Harleys, heckling the gapers and high-fiving each other.
Synonyms onlooker, passer-by, non-participant, observer, spectator, eyewitness, witness, looker-on, sightseer, watcher, viewer
Rhymes caper, draper, escaper, paper, scraper, shaper, taper, vapour (US vapor) Definition of gaper in US English: gapernounˈɡāpər 1A burrowing bivalve mollusk, the shell valves of which have an opening at one or both ends. Genus Mya, family Myidae Example sentencesExamples - And the prized geoduck - the largest burrowing clam in the world - is occasionally found among the gaper clams in Tomales Bay.
- Well-known bivalves to which the name gaper could be applied are the razor clam, and the soft-shelled clam; but the latter is something of an exception in that it can survive for some time without water (indeed without oxygen).
- Areas exhibiting mixed sand and mud constitute a relatively stable substrate in which typical sand-living animals, such as sand gapers, lugworms, and razor shells, dwell.
2A person who stares in amazement or wonder. her sort of success inevitably attracted gapers Example sentencesExamples - They all try to out beat the other with the best impression of a gaper.
- In the shade of a sycamore grove, bikers sat cross-legged on idled Harleys, heckling the gapers and high-fiving each other.
Synonyms onlooker, passer-by, non-participant, observer, spectator, eyewitness, witness, looker-on, sightseer, watcher, viewer
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