gambusia
See also: Gambusia
English
Wikispecies
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
gambusia (plural gambusias)
- 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)
- gambusia