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flypaper

flypaper

English

Noun

flypaper ‎(plural flypapers)

A strip of paper coated with a sticky, often poisonous, substance that catches and kills flies that land on it

Synonyms

fly ribbon

Derived terms

flypaper theory

Translations

Translations

Bulgarian: мухоловка (bg) f ‎(muholovka)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 捕蠅紙 (zh), 捕蝇纸 (zh) ‎(bǔyíngzhǐ)
French: papier tue-mouches (fr) m

German: Fliegenpapier n
Japanese: 蝿取り紙 ‎(はえとりがみ, haetorigami)