noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of several small fish that feed on mosquitoes, but especially those of the genus Gambusia.
2. 2
   silvery topminnow with rows of black spots of tropical North America and West Indies; important in mosquito control wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

gambusia affinis

Etymology

From mosquito + fish.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.