English Explanatory Dictionary

flytrap

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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.

Word forms

flytrap flytraps fly trap fly-trap

Etymology

From fly + trap.

Related words

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