kəˈrēbē, -(ˌ)bā noun
( -s )
Etymology: American Spanish, from Spanish, cannibal, Carib — more at carib
: any of several So. American freshwater fishes of the genus Serrasalmus (family Characidae) remarkable for their voracity, in spite of their small size often attacking and inflicting dangerous wounds upon men and large animals — called also piranha