蠅取草

Japanese

kanjitab
Definitions
  • a Venus flytrap

Etymology

Affix from Japanese 蠅 (fly) + Japanese 取り (taking, take, capturing, remover)+ Japanese 草 (grass, plant, herb, weed)+ Japanese 取る (take, steal)+ Japanese to eat.

Origin

Japanese

to eat

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