piranha

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piranha

\pi.ʁa.na\
\pi.ʁa.ɲa\
[pi.ʁa.na] France (Lyon)

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Du portugais piranha.

noun piranhas

Poisson carnivore d’eau douce de la famille des characidés, vivant dans les rivières d’Amérique du Sud. Sa large bouche béante dévoile des dents effilées faisant penser à une mâchoire de piranha.

Similar: piraya

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noun

Similar: piraya

In English

piranha South American fish

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"piranha." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/piranha. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

piranha. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/piranha

Chicago

"piranha." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/piranha.

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@misc{piranha_2026,
  title = {piranha},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/piranha},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}