piranha

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pi·ra·nha /pəˈrɑːnə $ -ˈrɑːnjə, -ˈrænə/ noun [countable]  HBFa South American fish with sharp teeth that lives in rivers and eats flesh 锯脂鲤，水虎鱼〔南美一种有尖利牙齿的食肉河鱼〕

Examples from the Corpus

piranha• I had a piranha inside me, I was being eaten alive.• The boto is certainly credited with keeping away the flesh-eating piranha fish.• He obviously thought she was a man-hungry piranha, and really who could blame him?• If piranhas can rip a horse to pieces in no time, surely even a seven foot long otter offers little challenge?• Hamsters, on the other hand, are a different kettle of piranhas altogether.• And finally, Matt Barton from Norwich can't get past the piranha pond in Creatures.Origin piranha (1700-1800) Portuguese Tupi

pi·ra·nha nounChineseSyllable  

a fish sharp teeth that lives American South Corpus with

piranha
pi‧ra‧nha /pəˈrɑːnə, pɪˈrɑːnə $ -ˈrɑːnjə, -ˈrænə/ noun [countable]a South American fish with sharp teeth that lives in rivers and eats flesh

pi·ranhaBrE /pɪˈrɑːnə/ 🔊NAmE /pɪˈrɑːnə/ 🔊 nouna small S American freshwater fish that attacks and eats live animals 水虎鱼，锯脂鲤（南美的一种捕食动物的小淡水鱼）