gambusia

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English[edit]

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Wikispecies

Gambusia affinis

Etymology[edit]

From the genus name.

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

gambusia f (plural gambusie)

  1. gambusia

Spanish[edit]

Noun[edit]

gambusia f (plural gambusias)

  1. gambusia
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