flytrap

A trap built to catch flies.

Noun

  1. A trap built to catch flies.
  2. The Venus flytrap, an insectivorous plant.
  3. Any contrivance by which a plant catches insects, such as pitchers or tentacles.
  4. The spreading dogbane.

Origin

From fly + trap.

Forms

flytraps fly trap fly-trap

Related

catch flies you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar

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