gapeworm


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
gapeworm/ˈɡeɪpwəːm/
noun a parasitic nematode worm that infests the trachea and bronchi of birds, causing the gapes. [Syngamus trachea.]
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