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Any of several freshwater fish, of the genus Gambusia, that feed on the larva of mosquitos, and are used to control them
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Gambusia — Gambusia … Wikipédia en Français
Gambusia — n. A genus of fish including some of the mosquitofish. Syn: genus {Gambusia}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gambusia — ☆ gambusia [gam byo͞o′zē ə, gam byo͞o′sē ə] n. [ModL, altered from Cuban Sp gambusino ] any of a genus (Gambusia) of small freshwater livebearers useful in mosquito control, including the mosquitofish … English World dictionary
Gambusia — Taxobox name = Gambusia image width = 250px image caption = Cuban gambusia, Gambusia punctata regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Cyprinodontiformes familia = Poeciliidae genus = Gambusia genus authority = Poey,… … Wikipedia
Gambusia — Gambusen Koboldkärpfling (Gambusia affinis) Systematik Teilklasse: Echte Knochenfische (Teleostei) … Deutsch Wikipedia
Gambusia — Gambusia Gambus … Wikipedia Español
Gambusia — affinis … Wikipédia en Français
gambusia — noun Etymology: New Latin, modification of American Spanish gambusino gambusia Date: circa 1889 any of a genus (Gambusia) of live bearers (family Poeciliidae) including some introduced as exterminators of mosquito larvae in warm freshwaters… … New Collegiate Dictionary
gambusia — gam·bù·sia s.f. TS ittiol. pesce d acqua dolce del genere Gambusia, originario dell America tropicale, che si nutre di larve di zanzare e per questo è stato introdotto in molte parti del mondo e anche in Italia per combattere la malaria | con… … Dizionario italiano
gambusia — /gæmˈbjuziə/ (say gam byoohzeeuh), /gæmˈbjuʒə/ (say gam byoozhuh) noun (plural gambusia or gambusias) any of various small fishes of the genus Gambusia, especially G. holbrooki, native to North America and introduced into Australia in an… …
Gambusia — noun mosquitofish • Syn: ↑genus Gambusia • Hypernyms: ↑fish genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Poeciliidae, ↑family Poeciliidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
