gapeworm

Etymology

From gape + worm.

gapeworm means A parasitic nematode worm (Syngamus trachea), that infects the tracheas of some birds and causes the disease gapes. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.

noun

A parasitic nematode worm (Syngamus trachea), that infects the tracheas of some birds and causes the disease gapes.