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GAMBUSIA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Mosquitofish

Synonyms:

Gambusia; genus Gambusia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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)

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