gambusia
noun
gambusia is spelled G-A-M-B-U-S-I-A: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gambusia means “Any of several livebearing freshwater fish, of the genus Gambusia, that feed on the larva of mosquitos and are used to control them” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gambusia is gambusias.
How many letters and syllables are in gambusia?
| Letters | 8: G-A-M-B-U-S-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 182,517th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is gambusia?
Gambusia appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of gambusia
- gambusias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gambusia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several livebearing freshwater fish, of the genus Gambusia, that feed on the larva of mosquitos and are used to control them.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does gambusia come from?
From the genus name.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).