Associations to the word «Mosquitofish»

Wiktionary

MOSQUITOFISH, noun. Any of several small fish that feed on mosquitoes, but especially those of the genus Gambusia.

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats