PIRANHA

Meaning of PIRANHA in English

/ pɪˈrɑːnə; NAmE / noun

a small S American freshwater fish that attacks and eats live animals

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 18th cent.: via Portuguese from Tupi-Guarani pirá fish + sainha tooth.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

PIRANHA — noun Etymology: Portuguese, from Tupi pirãja, pirãnʸa, from pirá fish + ãja, ãnʸa tooth Date: 1861 any of various usually …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PIRANHA — or caribe Any of several species of deep-bodied, carnivorous fishes in the genus Serrasalmus (family Characidae), abundant in rivers of …
Английский словарь Британика
PIRANHA — noun also pi·ra·ña pə̇ˈranyə, -rän- ( -s ) Etymology: piranha from Portuguese, from Tupi; piraña from American Spanish, from Portuguese …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PIRANHA — /pi rahn"yeuh, -ran"-/ or, often, /-rah"neuh, -ran"euh/ , n. , pl. piranhas , ( esp. collectively ) piranha . any …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PIRANHA — n. predatory fish found in South America that attacks other fish living animals and occasionally humans
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PIRANHA — noun Etymology: Portuguese, from Tupi pirãja, pirãnʸa, from pirá fish + ãja, ãnʸa tooth Date: 1861 : any of various …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PIRANHA — [ pɪ'rα:nə , -njə ] ■ noun a deep-bodied South American freshwater fish having very sharp teeth that it uses …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PIRANHA — [pi.ra.nha] n [Pg, fr. Tupi piraya, fr. pira fish + aya tooth] (1869): any of various usu. small So. American …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PIRANHA — ( familySerrasalmidae ) also called caribe or piraya razor-toothed, carnivorous fish of South American rivers and lakes, with a somewhat …
Britannica English vocabulary
PIRANHA — piranha, piraña BrE AmE pə ˈrɑːn ə pɪ-, -jə -ˈræn- ▷ piranha|s z ▶ pi ˈ ranha fish BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PIRANHA — pi ‧ ra ‧ nha /pəˈrɑːnə, pɪˈrɑːnə $ -ˈrɑːnjə, -ˈrænə/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Portuguese …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PIRANHA — n. (also piraya) any of various freshwater predatory fish of the genera Pygocentrus, Rooseveltiella, or Serrasalmus, native to S. America …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PIRANHA — n. (also piraya) any of various freshwater predatory fish of the genera Pygocentrus, Rooseveltiella, or Serrasalmus, native to S. America …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PIRANHA — n. (also piraya) any of various freshwater predatory fish of the genera Pygocentrus, Rooseveltiella, or Serrasalmus, native to S. America …
Oxford English vocab
PIRANHA — ( piranhas, or piranha) A piranha is a small, fierce fish which is found in South America. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PIRANHA — (~s, or ~) A ~ is a small, fierce fish which is found in South America. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PIRANHA — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ And finally, Matt Barton from Norwich can't get past the piranha pond in Creatures. ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PIRANHA — [noun] [C] [plural] piranhas or piranha - a fierce fish which lives in S American rivers, has sharp teeth and …
Cambridge English vocab
PIRANHA — n. or caribe Any of several species of deep-bodied, carnivorous fishes in the genus Serrasalmus (family Characidae), abundant in rivers …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PIRANHA — сущ.; зоол. пиранья пиранья
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PIRANHA — Пиранья
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PIRANHA — _n. _зоол. пиранья
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PIRANHA — сущ.; зоол.пиранья
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PIRANHA — n. пиранья
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PIRANHA — n. пиранья
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PIRANHA — сущ. ; зоол. пиранья
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PIRANHA — сущ.; зоол. пиранья
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PIRANHA — ихт. пиранья (Serrasalmus); pl пираньевые (Serrasalmidae) - big piranha - common piranha - white piranha
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
PIRANHA — ихт. пиранья ( Serrasalmus ) ; pl пираньевые ( Serrasalmidae ) - big piranha - common piranha - white piranha
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
PIRANHA — _n. _зоол. пиранья
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PIRANHA — n. Pronunciation: p ə - ' rä-n ə ; - ' rän-y ə , - ' ran- Function: noun Etymology: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PIRANHA — n. зоол. пиранья
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PIRANHA — сущ.; зоол. пиранья пиранья
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PIRANHA — пиранья
Англо-Русский словарь

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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