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Medical Definition of The gapes
1. A fit of yawning. A disease of young poultry and other birds, attended with much gaping. It is caused by a parasitic nematode worm (Syngamus trachealis), in the windpipe, which obstructs the breathing. See Gapeworm. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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