piranha
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yə, -ˈræn- noun, plural pi·ra·nhas (especially collectively) pi·ra·nha.
any of several small South American freshwater fishes of the genus Serrasalmus that eat other fish and sometimes plants but occasionally also attack humans and other large animals that enter the water.
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piranha or piraña (pɪˈrɑːnjə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| any of various small freshwater voracious fishes of the genus Serrasalmus and related genera, of tropical America, having strong jaws and sharp teeth: family Characidae (characins) | |
| [C19: via Portuguese from Tupi: fish with teeth, from pirá fish + sainha tooth] | |
| piraña or piraña | |
| —n | |
| [C19: via Portuguese from Tupi: fish with teeth, from pirá fish + sainha tooth] | |
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Piranha
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Word Origin & History
piranha
1869, from Port. piranha, from Tupi (Brazil) pira nya, variant of pira'ya, lit. "scissors."
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Example sentences
At one point, using a fishing line, he caught a piranha.
From the campsite, travelers can participate in daily hikes and fishing trips, with the chance of catching piranha.
You'll travel through a flooded forest during the wet season before spending a few hours fishing for piranha.
The midge is species of invisible, flying piranha known to eat the flesh off the bones of a photographer in minutes.
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