English Explanatory Dictionary

gambusia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several livebearing freshwater fish, of the genus Gambusia, that feed on the larva of mosquitos and are used to control them.

Word forms

gambusia gambusias

Etymology

From the genus name.

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