GAMBUSIA


Meaning of GAMBUSIA in English

/gam byooh"zheuh, -zhee euh, -zee euh/ , n.

any fish of the genus Gambusia, comprising small livebearers that feed on aquatic insect larvae and are used to control mosquitoes.

[ 1900-05; gambusino; see -IA ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .