gambusia
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of gambusia
1900–05; < New Latin, alteration of Cuban Spanish gambusino; see -ia
Example Sentences
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Species of gambusia like the one designated extinct in the government list are crucial for controlling mosquitos, which are more than just a summertime nuisance but a vector for disease.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2023
Biologists believe the gambusia has been extinct since at least 1982.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 23, 2014
The distinguished guests wandered off to inspect the Jersey cows, the Hampshire hogs, the gambusia fish, the flat fat fields, the workshops in which a War-ridden poverty-stricken peasantry is being guided toward economic independence.
From Time Magazine Archive
But Dr. House is proud of the fact that his school was the first to introduce to Greece the gambusia minnow which devours mosquito larvae.
From Time Magazine Archive
Among the dead were mullets, snook, moj arras, gambusia.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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