n. (also piraya) any of various freshwater predatory fish of the genera Pygocentrus, Rooseveltiella, or Serrasalmus, native to S. America and having sharp cutting teeth.
[ Port. f. Tupi, var. of piraya scissors ]
PIRANHA
Meaning of PIRANHA in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012