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Old 10-02-2020, 11:42 AM   #120
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Originally Posted by Uncle Robin View Post
The "r" is an adjectival ending, it seems. Someone pointed out above that "muscipula" means "mouse trap"
I will admit the only place I've seen muscipula used is in the name for a Venus Flytrap. I only know that due to a friend whose hobby was carnivorous plants—he cheered for Audrey Jr. when we watched the 1960 version of Little Shop of Horrors.
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