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gaper

/ˈɡeɪpə

noun

1A burrowing bivalve mollusc, the shell valves of which have an opening at one or both ends.

Genus Mya, family Myidae.

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 comber².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.

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...

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.

单词	gaper
释义	gaper /ˈɡeɪpə / noun 1A burrowing bivalve mollusc, the shell valves of which have an opening at one or both ends. Genus Mya, family Myidae. 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 comber².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. 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... 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. Rhymes caper, draper, escaper, paper, scraper, shaper, taper, vapour (US vapor)
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