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MOSQUITOFISH

• MOSQUITOFISH (noun)
The noun MOSQUITOFISH has 1 sense:

1. silvery topminnow with rows of black spots of tropical North America and West Indies; important in mosquito control

Familiarity information: MOSQUITOFISH used as a noun is very rare.

• MOSQUITOFISH (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Gambusia affinis; mosquitofish

Hypernyms ("mosquitofish" 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 ("mosquitofish" is a member of...):

Gambusia; genus Gambusia (mosquitofish)

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Useful links:
Definition of live-bearer
Definition of poeciliid
Definition of poeciliid fish
Definition of topminnow
Definition of Gambusia

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