"rat-trap" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more rat-trap [comparative], most rat-trap [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} rat-trap (comparative more rat-trap, superlative most rat-trap)
  1. That shuts forcibly or holds tight, like a rat trap.
    Sense id: en-rat-trap-en-adj-DQWe7B3D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47
  2. Of the mouth, resembling a rat trap; large and ugly.
    Sense id: en-rat-trap-en-adj-E~K99VuJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47
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          "text": "But above, perched each upon its own stone, tall, gray, and withered, more like dead and dried specimens than actual living creatures, sat the horrible males, absolutely motionless save for the rolling of their red eyes or an occasional snap of their rat-trap beaks as a dragon-fly went past them.",
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