Gaper

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gaper \Gap"er\ (g[=a]p"[~e]r), n.
     1. One who gapes.
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     2. (Zool.)
        (a) A European fish. See 4th {Comber}.


        (b) A large edible clam ({Schizoth[ae]rus Nuttalli}), of
            the Pacific coast; -- called also {gaper clam}.
        (c) An East Indian bird of the genus {Cymbirhynchus},
            related to the broadbills.
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