rictus

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A gaping grimace.

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The expanse of an open mouth or a bird’s beak.

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The corner of the mouth or the fleshy area where the upper and lower mandibles of a bird meet.

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In ornithology, the gape of the bill; the cleft between the upper and the lower mandible when the mouth is open.

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In botany, the throat, as of a calyx, corolla, etc.; the opening between the lips of a ringent or personate flower.

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The gape of the mouth, as of birds; — often resricted to the corners of the mouth.

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A bird’s gaping mouth

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Any open-mouthed expression

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a gaping grimace