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fly-trap

fly-trap is the alternative spelling of flytrap.

Meaning of flytrap

Noun

flytrap (plural flytraps)

  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.

Forms of fly-trap

pluralfly-traps

Questions about fly-trap

What is fly-trap the alternative spelling of?
Fly-trap is the alternative spelling of flytrap.

Words near fly-trap in the dictionary

  1. fly-tipped
  2. fly-tipper
  3. fly-tippers
  4. fly-tipping
  5. fly-tips
  6. fly-trap
  7. fly-traps
  8. fly-under
  9. fly-unders
  10. fly-wire
  11. fly-wires

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