Definitions for gambusiagæmˈbyu ʒə, -ʒi ə
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
gam•bu•siagæmˈbyu ʒə, -ʒi ə(n.)(pl.)-sias.
any fish of the genus Gambusia, comprising small livebearers that feed on aquatic insect larvae and are used to control mosquitoes.
Category: Ichthyology
Origin of gambusia:
1900–05; < NL, alter. of Cuban Sp gambusino; see -ia
Princeton's WordNet
Gambusia, genus Gambusia(noun)
mosquitofish
Wiktionary
gambusia(Noun)
Any of several freshwater fish, of the genus Gambusia, that feed on the larva of mosquitos, and are used to control them
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