gambusia

See also: Gambusia

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

gambusia (plural gambusias)

  1. Any of several livebearing 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

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡamˈbusja/ [ɡãmˈbu.sja]
  • Rhymes: -usja
  • Syllabification: gam‧bu‧sia

Noun

gambusia f (plural gambusias)

  1. gambusia
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