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GAMBUSIA

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gam⋅bu⋅sia

[gam-byoo-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh]
–noun
any fish of the genus Gambusia, comprising small livebearers that feed on aquatic insect larvae and are used to control mosquitoes.

Origin:
1900–05; < NL, alter. of Cuban Sp gambusino; see -ia
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gam·bu·sia   (gām-byōō'zhə)   
n.  Any of various small livebearing fish of the genus Gambusia that feed on mosquito larvae and are often used in mosquito control.

[New Latin Gambusia, genus name, from American Spanish gambusino.]
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