"fly paper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fly papers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} fly paper (countable and uncountable, plural fly papers)
  1. Alternative form of flypaper Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: flypaper
    Sense id: en-fly_paper-en-noun-aBhuANsR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2014, Dave Goulson, A Buzz in the Meadow, page 58",
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