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piranha noun. . M18.
[Portuguese from Tupi piranye, piraya, from pira fish + sainha tooth. Cf. PERAI.]
Any of several gregarious predatory freshwater fishes of S. America, of the genus Serrasalmus and related genera of the characin family, noted for their aggressiveness and voracity.
fig.: Literary Review Those Fifth Avenue piranhas who would eventually lead him..towards his ruin.