flytrap

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noun

A trap built to catch flies.

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Meanings

nounflytrap (plural flytraps)

plural flytraps · alternative fly trap · alternative fly-trap

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

Origin

From fly + trap.

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APA

flytrap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flytrap

MLA

“flytrap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flytrap. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flytrap,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flytrap.

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