flytrap
[
flahy
-trap]
/ˈflaɪˌtræp/
noun
1.
any of various plants that entrap insects, especially Venus's-flytrap.
2.
a
trap
for
flies
.
Origin
1765-75;
fly
2
+
trap
1
Examples from the web for
flytrap
When a fly or spider lands on a
flytrap
's leaf, the stimulus triggers the leaf to rapidly swell with extra water.
In a feasibility study a walk through
flytrap
was tested for the management of horn fly.
British Dictionary definitions for
flytrap
flytrap
/
ˈflaɪˌtræp
/
noun
1.
any of various insectivorous plants, esp Venus's flytrap
2.
a device for catching flies
flytrap
in Technology
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