flytrap
/ˈflaɪˌtræp/
noun
- 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.
- 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.