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PIRANHA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("piranha" is a kind of...):
characid; characin; characin fish (any freshwater fish of the family Characinidae)
Holonyms ("piranha" is a member of...):
genus Serrasalmus; Serrasalmus (piranhas)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Someone who attacks in search of booty
Synonyms:
marauder; piranha; predator; vulture
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("piranha" is a kind of...):
aggressor; assailant; assaulter; attacker (someone who attacks)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "piranha"):
moss-trooper (a marauder and plunderer (originally operating in the bogs between England and Scotland))
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