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I . gape [geɪp] VB intr

1. gape (stare):

gape

gape

glotzen pej inf

gape

[an]stieren CH pej inf

to gape at sb/sth

jdn/etw [mit offenem Mund] anstarren

what are you gaping at, idiot?

was glotzt du denn so, du Idiot? pej inf

2. gape (hang open):

gape

gape door, gate

Peter's jacket gaped at the seams

die Nähte von Peters Jacke waren aufgeplatzt

II . gape [geɪp] N

gape

Starren nt

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A fringe of tentacles thrusts food into the cavity and it can gape widely enough to accommodate large prey items. en.wikipedia.org

The width of the gape can be factor in the choice of food. en.wikipedia.org

Its diet typically consists of insect (e.g. dipteran) larvae due mostly to morphological restraints, including an average gape size of around 8 mm. en.wikipedia.org

The gape of the bill is therefore on the dorsal side of the bill. en.wikipedia.org

In the jaw were fang-like palatal teeth that, when coupled with the gape, suggests an inertial feeding habit. en.wikipedia.org

The curved claws and wide gape allow it to pick up eggs of birds from nests. en.wikipedia.org

Predators of this species consist of almost any piscivorous fish species that have a jaw gape large enough to fit the 3.5-inch redfin shiner. en.wikipedia.org

There gapes her mouth, the harbor where a thousand mammoth feeders come from the ends of the world to pour in their human freight. en.wikipedia.org

This increased the maximum gape of the animal's mouth and the force with which the jaws could be closed. en.wikipedia.org

Letters such as c or e may gape slightly more, or slump slightly in one direction. en.wikipedia.org

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