gambusia

See also: Gambusia

English

Wikispecies

Gambusia affinis

Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

gambusia (plural gambusias)

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

Italian

Etymology

From New Latin, from American Spanish gambusino (“prospector”) + -ia.

Noun

gambusia f (plural gambusie)

  1. gambusia
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