NOUN
- small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals
How To Use pirana In A Sentence
- -- 1996, Apirana Turupa Ngata, Kt, MA, LLB, DLit, MP: Ana Tuhinga i Roto i te Reo Maori, nga etita ko Wiremu raua ko Te Ohorere Kaa, Victoria University Press, Wellington. Book & Print in New Zealand: A Guide to Print Culture in New Zealand
- A random lightning strike traps the trio in an old Icelandic mine, which just happens to have a conveniently-placed rollercoaster; pretty soon they’re staring glurgy-eyed at Blue Velvet-style bluebirds, flying kites, hitting piranahs with baseball bats, dodging attacks from Nessie and running from dinosaurs. Journey to the Center of the Earth « Skid Roche
- These fish include the pacu (Metynnis and Mylossoma), tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum), pirarucu (Arapaima gigas), sardinha (Triportheus angulatus), and the smaller pirana (Serrasalmus spp.), a carnivorous characin. Iquitos varzea
- These fish include the pacu (Metynnis and Mylossoma), tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum), pirarucu (Arapaima gigas), sardinha (Triportheus angulatus), and the smaller carnivorous characin, the pirana (Serrasalmus spp.). Purus varzea
