gaper

Serranus cabrilla

Meaning

Noun

  • One who gapes; a starer.
  • Any of several species of burrowing clams.
  • The comber, a fish of the species Serranus cabrilla (species).
  • The fish Champsodon capensis (species)
  • An inexperienced skier.

Related

Similar words

Narrower meaning words

  • king clam

Origin

  • From Middle English gaper, equivalent to gape + -er.

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