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I have done much research on CP's, particularly VFT's.
But in all of my research, I have not come accross any site that explains the meaning of the term DIONAEA MUSCIPULA.
I know that it is Latin, but why was it named this, and what does it translate to in English?
Alright, from what I remember "Dionaea" derives from Diana which make no sense to me because Diana is actually the Greek goddess of the hunt, Aphrodite was the goddess of love. (Or am I mixing up my Greek and Roman mythology?)
I think I remember reading that, oddly enough, "muscipula" translated to 'trapper of flies' or 'fly catching'
Go to the URL below and you find there a dictionary of CP names by Peter Cole
from it Dionaea = named after the Greek goddess Dione , mother of aphrodite
muscipula = mousetrap http://www.flytrap.demon.co.uk/cpdict.htm
Arie
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