carnivorous water plant
nounUK /kɑːˈnɪv.ər.əs ˈwɔː.tə plɑːnt/
US /kɑːrˈnɪv.ər.əs ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ plænt/
A plant that lives in water and catches tiny animals to eat.
The Venus flytrap is a famous carnivorous water plant that snaps shut on insects.
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2. A plant adapted to nutrient-poor water that traps and digests small creatures for extra food.
Bladderworts are carnivorous water plants that suck in tiny water bugs.
3. Any aquatic plant with special traps or sticky leaves used to catch prey.
The pond was full of carnivorous water plants like bladderworts and waterwheels.
4. A plant that gets some of its food by catching animals instead of only making food from sunlight.
Scientists studied how the carnivorous water plant lures mosquitoes into its trap.