gapeline

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noun

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

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Meanings

noungapeline (plural gapelines)

plural gapelines

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

Origin

From gape + line.

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APA

gapeline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gapeline

MLA

“gapeline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gapeline. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gapeline,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gapeline.

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