Venus flytrap

American  

[vee-nuhs flahy-trap] / ˈvi nəs ˈflaɪˌtræp /

noun

• Venus flytraps
  plural

1. a carnivorous plant, Dionaea muscipula, native to bogs of North Carolina and South Carolina, having roundish leaves with two lobes that close like a trap when tiny, sensitive hairs on their inner surfaces are irritated, as by a fly: classified as a vulnerable species and currently known to exist naturally only in sites within 56 miles (90 kilometers) of Wilmington, North Carolina.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Venus flytraps
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of Venus flytrap

First recorded in 1925–30

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Example Sentences

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Venus flytrap

Other animals on-site include a stable full of horses and Cowboy the tortoise, who is about the size of a lawnmower and whose head protrudes from what looks like a Venus flytrap made of bone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Its 2023 commercial featured a giant Venus flytrap.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2024

I can always sit down and rewatch Michael Sheen describe his character Aro as a Venus flytrap with an unhinged quality, mirrored by his own devilish grin and flashing eyes.

From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2023

Among the species at risk of disappearing are icons like the carnivorous Venus flytrap, which is only found in the wild in a few counties of North and South Carolina.

From Reuters ● Feb. 6, 2023

“Yeah, yeah, I guess so,” he said, more enthusiastically, nodding, mouth open like a Venus flytrap.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely

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