GAMBUSIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Gambusia mean? 

• GAMBUSIA (noun)
  The noun GAMBUSIA has 1 sense:

1. mosquitofish

  Familiarity information: GAMBUSIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GAMBUSIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Mosquitofish

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Gambusia; genus Gambusia

Hypernyms ("Gambusia" is a kind of...):

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Gambusia"):

Gambusia affinis; mosquitofish (silvery topminnow with rows of black spots of tropical North America and West Indies; important in mosquito control)

Holonyms ("Gambusia" is a member of...):

family Poeciliidae; Poeciliidae (topminnows)