GAMBUSIA

Gambusia, genus Gambusia

(noun) mosquitofish

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

gambusia (plural gambusias)

Any of several live-bearing freshwater fish, of the genus Gambusia, that feed on the larva of mosquitos and are used to control them.

Source: Wiktionary



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