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flytrap

flytrap

1 4.0
Something that attracts and catches flies
  • noun
  • /ˈflaɪtræp/
translation icon : trampa para moscas
  • Well, this is kind of an unusual type flytrap.

The only like whatever I look closer, it's an old flytrap filled with water because also keep in mind it's been raining like crazy.

Examples

  • The only like whatever I look closer, it's an old flytrap filled with water because also keep in mind it's been raining like crazy.

    Pretty Basic Podcast

  • I'll shut that big flytrap!

    Female Trouble (1974)

  • - It's like a penis flytrap.

    Hallows' Eve (2013)

  • He set up a new flytrap in his kitchen to catch the pesky insects.

  • The gardener explained how the flytrap attracts flies with its bright colors.

  • She placed the flytrap by the window to reduce the number of flies in the house.

Antonyms

repellent
18 4.2

A chemical used to keep insects and other animals away

Compounds

Venus's flytrap
  • US
6.8

A small plant that eats insects by snapping its leaves shut quickly

Surface Forms

flytrap singular
flytraps plural

Morphology

flytrap = fly + trap (transparent) = fly + trap

The noun is a straightforward compound 'fly' + 'trap' meaning a device for catching flies, directly inferable from its parts.

Etymology

Flytrap is simply the two words fly and trap put together, literally meaning 'a trap for flies'. So a flytrap is any device made to catch or kill flies, which is why the name fits its use.