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Important in mosquito control
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mosquitofish
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
mosquitofish \mosquitofish\ n. A silvery topminnow ( Gambusia affinis ) with rows of black spots of tropical North America and West Indies; important in mosquito control. Syn: Gambusia affinis .
WordNet
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n. silvery topminnow with rows of black spots of tropical North America and West Indies; important in mosquito control [syn: Gambusia affinis ]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
The western mosquitofish ( Gambusia affinis ) is a species of freshwater fish, also known commonly, if ambiguously, as simply mosquitofish or by its generic name, Gambusia , or by the common name gambezi . There is also an eastern mosquitofish ( G. holbrooki ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any of several small fish that feed on mosquitoes, but especially those of the genus (taxlink Gambusia genus noshow=1).