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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:

caribe; pirana; piranha

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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:

Nouns denoting people

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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