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gaper
CIDE DICTIONARY
gaper, n.
- One who gapes. [1913 Webster]
- A European fish. See 4th Comber. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
gaper, n.
1 any bivalve mollusc of the genus Mya, with the shell open at one or both ends.
2 the comber fish, which gapes when dead.
3 a person who gapes.
1 any bivalve mollusc of the genus Mya, with the shell open at one or both ends.
2 the comber fish, which gapes when dead.
3 a person who gapes.
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