First Known Use: circa 1889
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gambusia
noun gam·bu·sia \gam-ˈbü-zh(ē-)ə, -ˈbyü-\
Definition of GAMBUSIA
: any of a genus (Gambusia) of live-bearers (family Poeciliidae) including some introduced as exterminators of mosquito larvae in warm freshwaters — compare mosquito fish
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Origin of GAMBUSIA
New Latin, modification of American Spanish gambusino gambusia
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