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Definition of: caribe
(kar′ə·bē, Sp. kä·rē′bā) noun
A carnivorous, fresh–water characin fish of tropical South America (genus Serrasalmo), with massive jaws and sharp trenchant teeth. They are attracted by blood, and, in schools, will attack man or the larger animals: also called piranha, piraya. [<Sp., cannibal]
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