Meaning of the word mousetrap in English

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mousetrap

US /ˈmaʊs.træp/
UK /ˈmaʊs.træp/

Noun

a device for catching mice

Example:
We set a mousetrap in the kitchen after seeing droppings.
The old wooden mousetrap snapped shut with a loud crack.