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Meaning of "flytrap" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FLYTRAP

flytrap  [ˈflaɪˌtræp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLYTRAP

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Flytrap is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FLYTRAP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

flytrap

Venus flytrap

The Venus flytrap, Dionaea muscipula, is a carnivorous plant native to subtropical wetlands on the East Coast of the United States. It catches its prey—chiefly insects and arachnids— with a trapping structure formed by the terminal portion of each of the plant's leaves and is triggered by tiny hairs on their inner surfaces. When an insect or spider crawling along the leaves contacts a hair, the trap closes if a different hair is contacted within twenty seconds of the first strike. The requirement of redundant triggering in this mechanism serves as a safeguard against a waste of energy in trapping objects with no nutritional value. Dionaea is a monotypic genus closely related to the waterwheel plant and sundews, all of which belong to the family Droseraceae.

Definition of flytrap in the English dictionary

The definition of flytrap in the dictionary is any of various insectivorous plants, esp Venus's flytrap. Other definition of flytrap is a device for catching flies.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FLYTRAP


attrap
əˈtræp
blackstrap
ˈblækˌstræp
booby-trap
ˈbuːbɪˌtræp
bootstrap
ˈbuːtˌstræp
chinstrap
ˈtʃɪnstræp
claptrap
ˈklæpˌtræp
entrap
ɪnˈtræp
firetrap
ˈfaɪəˌtræp
honeytrap
ˈhʌnɪˌtræp
jockstrap
ˈdʒɒkˌstræp
livetrap
ˈlaɪvˌtræp
mantrap
ˈmænˌtræp
mousetrap
ˈmaʊsˌtræp
rattletrap
ˈrætəlˌtræp
strap
stræp
suntrap
ˈsʌnˌtræp
trap
træp
unstrap
ʌnˈstræp
watchstrap
ˈwɒtʃˌstræp
wentletrap
ˈwɛntəlˌtræp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLYTRAP

flyman
flymen
Flynn
flyoff
flyover
flypaper
flype
flypitch
flypitcher
flyposter
flyposting
flyrodder
Flysch
flyscreen
flyspeck
flystrike
flyte
flytier
flyweight
flywheel

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLYTRAP

ankle strap
booby trap
bra strap
death trap
light trap
live trap
lobster trap
poverty trap
rat trap
rat-trap
sand trap
satrap
shoulder strap
speed trap
steam trap
T-strap
the strap
tourist trap
Venus flytrap
Venus´s-flytrap

Synonyms and antonyms of flytrap in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «flytrap» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLYTRAP

Find out the translation of flytrap to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of flytrap from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «flytrap» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

捕蝇器
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

atrapamoscas
570 millions of speakers

English

flytrap
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मक्खियों को फंदा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صائدة الذباب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мухоловка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

atrapamoscas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাছি মারার হাতিয়ারবিশেষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

attrape-mouche
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Flytrap
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fliegenfalle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ハエトリソウ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

파리통
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Flytrap
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cửa máy bay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Flytrap
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्लायट्रॅप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

flytrap
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

flytrap
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

flytrap
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мухоловка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

flytrap
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

flytrap
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vliegenvanger
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

flugfälla
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flytrap
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of flytrap

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLYTRAP»

The term «flytrap» is regularly used and occupies the 85.704 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLYTRAP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about flytrap

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLYTRAP»

Discover the use of flytrap in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flytrap and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Flytrap
But with the help of stories from both sides of her family - white Australian and Aborginal - she learns something about what is true for her, and what she herself has to offer.;
Boori Pryor, 2002
2
Flytrap
Photographs and text describe flytraps, sundews, butterworts, and other plants that consume insects, worms, and even small frogs.
Rebecca Stefoff, 1999
3
Mishmash and the Venus flytrap
As the owner of a Venus flytrap, Miss Patch becomes suspicious when her dog Mishmash disappears.
Molly Cone, 1979
4
Venus Flytraps
Describes the physical characteristics of these carnivorous plants, where they live, and how they trap and digest their insect prey.
Kathleen V. Kudlinski, 1998
5
V is for Venus Flytrap: A Plant Alphabet
The plant world is explored from A to Z, with a poem to introduce each topic, and an expository text that provides details.
Eugene M. Gagliano, 2009
6
Killer plants: Venus flytrap, strangler fig, and other ...
Describes thirteen plants, such as the sundew, bladderwort, and mistletoe, that depend on the animal world or other plants for their nutrition.
Mycol Doyle, 1993
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Flytrap
Piers Anthony. a combination of Elen and Mona: Elmo. She hoped Elen would approve. Bunky indicated that she would. Indeed, four months after Mona's arrival here, she gave birth to Elmo, a fine healthy boy who wouldneverbe gelded.
Piers Anthony, 2014
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Plant Electrophysiology: Signaling and Responses
Fagerberg WR, Howe DG (1996) A quantitative study of tissue dynamics in Venus's Flytrap Dionaea muscipula (droseraceae). II. Trap Reopening Am J Bot 83(7):836–842 Forterre Y, Skotheim JM, Dumais J, Mahadevan L (2005) How the  ...
Alexander G. Volkov, 2012
9
Boys' Life
NATURE Flytraps In Trouble THE Venus's-flytrap is winning a popularity contest. Unfortunately, its prize might be death. This insect-eating plant is disappearing from the wild. Poachers are illegally digging it up to sell to stores. The flytrap was  ...
10
Consuming Music Together: Social and Collaborative Aspects ...
Flytrap aims to make it socially engaging. The difference in choice of deployment environment reflects this difference in intent. Flytrap can foster social interaction by exposing specific overlapping preferences that are not generally shared.
Kenton O'Hara, Barry Brown, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLYTRAP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flytrap is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Little Shop of Horrors' opens July 17 at Conway Dinner Theater …
Engineered by Seymour, it is a cross between a Venus flytrap and (…) well, Seymour is not quite sure what. But the plant, in a Falstaff sort of ... «Log Cabin Democrat, Jul 15»
2
Pussy Galore | Preen
Her alleged Venus flytrap of a pussy is apparently capable of making men leave their wives, even long-suffering wives of 50 years who have ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
3
The Scene: Summer jazz series continues at Bellamy Mansion
Mike Blair of Mike Blair and the Stonewalls plays a free solo show at 8 p.m. Friday at Flytrap Brewing. Pepe's Taco Truck will sell street food ... «Port City Daily, Jul 15»
4
Cape Fear Rugby players compete in two-day clash
Love said the $300 entry fee each team paid will help support the upkeep of Cape Fear Rugby Club's practice pitch, Flytrap Downs. “We have ... «Lumina News, Jul 15»
5
CEO Defends Pregnancy Center
But, the appointment was not made and, based on that brief encounter, Holton wrote an editorial entitled “The Venus Flytrap,” where she ... «Santa Clarita Gazette, Jul 15»
6
Sweet events galore around the region
Flytrap Brewing, 319 Walnut St. in downtown Wilmington, is teaming up with The Pepper Mill Shop for the opening of A Spicy, Handcrafted Art ... «StarNewsOnline.com, Jul 15»
7
Vagabond Players in rehearsal for 'Little Shop of Horrors'
Hoping Mushnick will change his mind, Seymour tells him about a special plant that he crossbred from a butterwort and a Venus flytrap. «Terrell Tribune, Jul 15»
8
Flytrap to Breeding Ground
What happened to Sullivan's flypaper and Wurmser's bug-zapper? How is it that after “Operation Flytrap,” the world is suffering from a far worse ... «Antiwar.com, Jul 15»
9
Bring life to office space
In a small pot full of dirt sitting on her desk, Deputy District Clerk Kindell Whitley is attempting to grow a dionaea muscipula — a Venus flytrap. «Longview News-Journal, Jul 15»
10
Planting the animé seed — How Nick Jr. helped turn me (and maybe …
A final memory I have, besides the theme song, was an episode of Flip getting stuck in a venus flytrap and him having to hold the blades from ... «TechnoBuffalo, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Flytrap [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/flytrap>. Apr 2024 ».
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