gambusia
Pronunciation: /gamˈb(j)uːsɪə/
noun
- a small live-bearing fish found in mangrove creeks and brackish waters of the southern US and northern Mexico.
- Genus Gambusia, family Poecilidae: several species, in particular G. affinis, widely introduced for mosquito control (also called mosquito fish)
Origin:
modern Latin, alteration of American Spanish gambusino