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GENUS GAMBUSIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Mosquitofish
Synonyms:
Gambusia; genus Gambusia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Gambusia" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "genus Gambusia"):
Gambusia affinis; mosquitofish (silvery topminnow with rows of black spots of tropical North America and West Indies; important in mosquito control)
Holonyms ("genus Gambusia" is a member of...):
family Poeciliidae; Poeciliidae (topminnows)
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