Word: gapeworm
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: gape
worm
Definition: A parasitic nematode worm, Syngamus trachea, that infects the tracheas of some birds and causes the disease gapes.
Morphemes:
Affix: gape
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A disease in poultry caused by gapeworm in the windpipe, a symptom of which is frequent gaping.
Affix: worm
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: More loosely, any of various tubular invertebrates resembling annelids but not closely related to them, such as velvet worms, acorn worms, flatworms, or roundworms.