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    GAMBUSIA AFFINIS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Silvery topminnow with rows of black spots of tropical North America and West Indies; important in mosquito controlplay

    Synonyms:

    Gambusia affinis; mosquitofish

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    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("Gambusia affinis" is a kind of...):

    live-bearer; poeciliid; poeciliid fish; topminnow (small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control)

    Holonyms ("Gambusia affinis" is a member of...):

    Gambusia; genus Gambusia (mosquitofish)

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