different between parasitic vs gapes

English

Alternative forms

• parasitical

Etymology

parasite +? -ic

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pæ.???s?t.?k/
• (US) IPA^(key): /p??.??s?t.?k/

Adjective

parasitic (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite.
2. Drawing upon another organism for sustenance.
3. Exploiting another for personal gain.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

parasitic (plural parasitics)

1. (electronics) A component of a circuit that does not show up in a circuit's schematic but does show up in the circuit's behavior.

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?e?ps/

Verb

gapes

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gape

Noun

gapes

1. plural of gape
2. (uncountable) A fit of yawning.

   The gapes is contagious: when one person gets the gapes, pretty soon you've got a roomful of gapers.

3. (uncountable) A disease of young poultry and other birds, caused by a parasitic nematode worm in the windpipe, and having uneasy gaping as a symptom.

   The gapes has gotten to many of the birds.

Anagrams

• Gaspé, pages

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

gapes

1. passive form of gape