flytrap

/ˈflaɪˌtræp/
noun
  1. A plant that catches insects, especially the Venus flytrap.
    • She bought a flytrap to help control the flies in her kitchen.
    • Flytraps grow naturally in bogs along the East Coast of the United States.
    • The Venus flytrap snaps shut when an insect touches its sensitive hairs.
  2. A device or trap designed to catch flies.
    • A simple flytrap can be made from a jar and a piece of paper.
    • The old-fashioned flytrap used a sweet liquid to lure insects inside.
    • He set a sticky flytrap near the garbage can to catch fruit flies.
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