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诱捕

yòu bǔ

2-character word Traditional 誘捕

What 诱捕 means

1. to trap (an animal); to lure (a suspect) into a trap

The characters in 诱捕

• 诱yòu(literary) to induce; to entice
• 捕bǔto catch; to seize; to capture

Example sentences

• 美国自然历史博物馆的「光之生物」展览展出了发绿色光的水母、额头上提着灯笼的琵琶鱼，以及在洞穴顶棚上悬挂粘液状细丝，用来诱捕猎物的萤火虫。
  The American Museum of Natural History’s “Creatures of Light” exhibit features jellyfish that glow green, anglerfish whose lantern-like bulbs dangle from their foreheads and luminous glowworms that hang mucus-like strands from cave ceilings to attract and ensnare their prey.