English-Thai Dictionary
piranha
N ปลา ปิ รัน ย่า ปลา ขนาดเล็ก ใน ตระกูล Serrasalmidae man-eating fish serrosalmo pla-pi-ran-ya
piranha
N ปิ รัน ย่า ปลา ขนาดเล็ก ใน ตระกูล Serrasalmidae man-eating fish serrosalmo pi-ra-ya
New American Oxford Dictionary
piranha
pi ra nha |pəˈränə pəˈrɑn (j )ə | ▶noun ( pl. same or piranhas ) a deep-bodied South American freshwater fish that typically lives in schools and has very sharp teeth that are used to tear flesh from prey. It has a reputation as a fearsome predator. [Serrasalmus and other genera, family Characidae: several species, including the red (or red-bellied ) piranha (S. natterei ).] ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: via Portuguese from Tupi pirá ‘fish ’ + sainha ‘tooth. ’
Oxford Dictionary
piranha
piranha |pɪˈrɑːnə, -njə | ▶noun a deep-bodied South American freshwater fish that typically lives in shoals and has very sharp teeth that are used to tear flesh from prey. It has a reputation as a fearsome predator. ●Serrosalmus and other genera, family Characidae: several species. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: via Portuguese from Tupi pirá ‘fish ’ + sainha ‘tooth ’.
Duden Dictionary
Piranha
Pi ran ha Substantiv, maskulin , der |piˈranja |der Piranha; Genitiv: des Piranha [s ], Plural: die Piranhas portugiesisch piranha < Tupi (südamerikanische Indianersprache ) piranha kleiner Raubfisch mit sehr scharfen Zähnen, der in einem Schwarm jagt und seine Beute in kürzester Zeit bis auf das Skelett abfrisst
French Dictionary
piranha
piranha n. m. nom masculin Petit poisson carnassier d ’une grande voracité qui vit dans les eaux douces d ’Amazonie. : Des piranhas voraces ont dévoré un mouton en quelques minutes: je ne voudrais pas leur servir de collation. Note Orthographique piran h a.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
piranha
pi ra nha /pərɑ́ːnə , ⦅米 ⦆-rǽnə /〖<ポルトガル 〗名詞 複 ~s, ~C ピラニア 〘南米産の肉食淡水魚 〙.