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gapeline

gapeline noun: the outer edge of a bird's gape, especially when enlarged in a chick or immature bird.

Noun

gapeline (plural gapelines)

  1. The outer edge of a bird's gape, especially when enlarged in a chick or immature bird.

Forms of gapeline

pluralgapelines

Origin of gapeline

From gape + line.

Questions about gapeline

What does gapeline mean?
Gapeline means the outer edge of a bird's gape, especially when enlarged in a chick or immature bird.
What part of speech is gapeline?
Gapeline is a noun.
What is the plural of gapeline?
The plural of gapeline is gapelines.

Words near gapeline in the dictionary

  1. gape seed
  2. gape seeds
  3. gape-mouthed
  4. gaped
  5. gaped for
  6. gapeline
  7. gapelines
  8. gapemouthed
  9. gaper
  10. gapers
  11. gapers block

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