gaper

noun

• 1a burrowing bivalve mollusc, the shell valves of which have an opening at one or both ends.

  • Genus Mya, family Myidae

• 2another term for comber².

• 3a deep-sea anglerfish that is able to inflate itself with water.

  • Family Chaunacidae and genus Chaunax

• 4a person who stares in amazement or wonder: her sort of success inevitably attracted gapers