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Meaning of CARIBE

Pronunciation:  ku'reebee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals
 
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 Synonyms: pirana, piranha
 
 See Also: characid, characin, characin fish, genus Serrasalmus, Serrasalmus

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ca*ri"be\, n. [Sp. a cannibal.] (Zo["o]l).
A south American fresh water fish of the genus {Serrasalmo}
of many species, remarkable for its voracity. When numerous
they attack man or beast, often with fatal results.
 
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