Definitions for piranha

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piranha pi·ra·nha

Spelling: [pi-rahn-yuh, -ran- or, often, - Piranha is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 132 anagrams from letters in piranha (aahinpr).

Definitions for piranha

noun

1. any of several small South American freshwater fishes of the genus Serrasalmus that eat other fish and sometimes plants but occasionally also attack humans and other large animals that enter the water.

Origin of piranha

1865-70; Portuguese Tupi

Examples for piranha

Killer fish jumping through the screen, the return of Richard Dreyfuss—piranha 3D has it all.

The piranha, called also the caribe, is a kind of salmon (Tetragonopterus).

There are several kinds of piranha, many of which abound in the waters of the Tapajos.

"But kill that piranha before you try to handle it," she advised seriously.

Killer fish jumping through the screen, the return of Richard Dreyfuss— piranha 3D has it all.

piranha 3D, the new horror movie by director Alexandre Aja, which marks the big-screen return of the schlocky creature feature.

And they lunched quite happily on piranha and pacu—which is smaller—and drank water, and for dessert had more piranha.

The Aug. 20 opening of piranha 3D is hotly anticipated by loads of gore-loving horror-movie buffs.

piranha 3D is the latest campy monster movie audiences can't help but love.

piranha was a film that far exceeded our expectations in quality and commercial success.