Venus flytrap

ˈviːnəs ˈflaɪˌtræp

Definition

Definition of Venus flytrap - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

botany

Rare

plant catching insects with its leaves

Rare

The Venus flytrap caught a fly in its leaves.

war

Dated

barbed trap used during the Vietnam War

Dated

Soldiers were wary of the Venus flytrap in the jungle.

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plant catching insects with its leaves
barbed trap used during the Vietnam War

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Venus flytrap

carnivorous plant that snaps shut to catch insects

Examples of Venus flytrap in a sentence

The Venus flytrap is native to subtropical wetlands.
The Venus flytrap was a deadly obstacle for the troops.
Engineers studied the Venus flytrap to improve defense strategies.

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French:dionée attrape-mouches, piège à loup, ...
German:Venusfliegenfalle, ...
Italian:dionea, trappola vietnamita, ...
Spanish:dionaea atrapamoscas, trampa Venus, ...
Portuguese:dionéia, armadilha de farpas, ...
Chinese:捕蝇草, 越南陷阱, ...
Japanese:ハエトリグサ, ベトナム罠, ...
Arabic:مِصْيَدَة ذُبَاب, فخ فينوس, ...
Hebrew:מַלְכּוֹדֶת וֵנוּס, ...
Russian:Венерина мухоловка, ловушка Венеры, ...
Ukrainian:венерина мухоловка, ...
Hindi:वीनस फ्लाइट्रैप, वीनस फ्लाईट्रैप, ...
Bengali:ভেনাস ফ্লাইট্র্যাপ, ...
Catalan:dionaea, trampa vietnamita, ...
Czech:mucholapka podivná, ostnatá nastražená past, ...
Danish:Venusfluefælde, pigtrådsfælde, ...
Dutch:Venus flytrap, ...
Greek:Διωναία, παγίδα Βένους, ...
Hungarian:Vénusz légycsapója, karós csapda, ...
Khmer:រុក្ខជាតិចាប់សត្វល្អិតវីនូស, អន្ទាក់មានបន្លាលួសដែលប្រើក្នុងសង្គ្រាមវៀតណាម, ...
Korean:파리지옥, 비너스 플라이트랩, ...
Persian:گیاه ونوس مگس‌خوار, تله ونوس, ...
Polish:muchołówka amerykańska, pułapka typu Venus flytrap, ...
Portuguese (BR):dionéia, armadilha vietnamita, ...
Romanian:capcana de muște Venus, capcana Venus, ...
Swedish:Venusflugfälla, taggfälla, ...
Thai:กาบหอยแครง, กับดักหนาม, ...
Turkish:Venüs sinekkapanı, ...
Vietnamese:cây bắt ruồi Venus, bẫy chông, ...

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