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gambusia

American  
[gam-byoo-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh] / gæmˈbyu ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə /

noun

  1. any fish of the genus Gambusia, comprising small livebearers that feed on aquatic insect larvae and are used to control mosquitoes.

Etymology

Origin of gambusia

1900–05; < New Latin, alteration of Cuban Spanish gambusino; see -ia

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