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piranha

, piraña
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)
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piranha

South American carnivorous fish. [Zoology: EB, VIII: 1]
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