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Webster 1913 Edition
Gaper
Gap′er
(gāp′ẽr)
, Noun.
1.
One who gapes.
2.
(Zool.)
(a)
A European fish. See 4th
Comber
. (b)
A large edible clam (
Schizothærus Nuttalli
), of the Pacific coast; – called also gaper clam
. (c)
An East Indian bird of the genus
Cymbirhynchus
, related to the broadbills. Webster 1828 Edition
Gaper
G`APER
,Noun.
1.
One who opens his mouth for wonder and stares foolishly.2.
One who longs or craves.3.
A fish with six or seven bands and tail undivided.