Definitions of piranha [ɪˈrɑn yə, -ˈræn-, -ˈrɑ nə, -ˈræn ə]

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Definition of 'piranha'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) piranha
any of several small South American freshwater fishes of the genus Serrasalmus, family Serrasalmidae, with sharp interlocking teeth: predatory on fishes and mammals and dangerous when swimming in schools.

Etymology: (1865–70; < Pg < Tupi)

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) marauder, predator, vulture, piranha
someone who attacks in search of booty

2. (noun) piranha, pirana, caribe
small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals

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