noun
- Plural of flytrap; devices or traps designed to catch flies and other insects.
- Plural of Venus flytrap; carnivorous plants with hinged leaves that snap shut to trap insects.
Usage: Common in households and gardens for pest control
Usage: Refers to the plant species Dionaea muscipula
Examples
- We hung several flytraps around the kitchen to control the fruit fly problem.
- The sticky flytraps caught dozens of insects over the course of a week.
- Venus flytraps are fascinating carnivorous plants that grow in wetlands.
- My daughter keeps Venus flytraps on her windowsill as part of her plant collection.
- The garden center sells both electric and adhesive flytraps.
- These flytraps work best when placed near windows where insects tend to gather.