PIRANHA


Meaning of PIRANHA in English

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 ]

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