piranhas

noun

small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals

someone who attacks in search of booty

Roots

pira-ranhapiranha- · Tupi · tooth-fish (pira 'fish' + ranha 'tooth')

Synonyms & related words for piranhas

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of piranhas. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to piranhas

Explore words related to piranhas — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include caribe, pirai, guppies, characin, sharks, crocodiles, predator, alligators. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does piranhas come from?

The word piranhas breaks down into one root of Tupi origin: the root piranha-, from Tupi pira-ranha (“tooth-fish (pira 'fish' + ranha 'tooth')”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.