flypaper

A noun referring to a strip or sheet of paper that is coated with a sticky or poisonous substance, used to trap and kill flies.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa una tira u hoja de papel cubierta con una sustancia pegajosa o tóxica, utilizada para atrapar y matar moscas.

1. Sticky paper for catching flies B1 formal

   A strip or sheet of paper coated with a sticky substance, often containing a mild poison, used to trap and kill flies.

   • The kitchen had a strip of flypaper hanging from the ceiling.
   • Flypaper is an old-fashioned but effective way to control flies.
   • He carefully removed the flypaper covered in dead insects.

   🇪🇸papel matamoscas

• flypapers plural form
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• flypaper's possessive singular form