gambusia
/gæmˈbjuːzɪə/noun
1- a small live-bearing fish found in mangrove creeks and brackish waters of the southern US and northern Mexico食蚊鱼。
1.1
- Genus Gambusia, family Poecilidae: several species, in particular G. affinis, widely introduced for mosquito control (also called MOSQUITO FISH).食蚊鱼属：花鳉科, 数种, 尤指食蚊鱼,亦称MOSQUITO FISH,被广泛用于灭蚊。
词源
modern Latin, alteration of American Spanish gambusino.