gambusia

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; < Neo-Latin, alteration of Cuban Spanish gambusino; see -ia

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gambusia

noun
mosquitofish 
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