Plural of piranha
regular plural
The plural of piranha is piranhas or piranha.
Forms of piranha
| Singular | piranha /pɪˈɹɑːn(j)ə/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | piranhas piranha /pɪˈɹɑːn(j)ə/ |
| Countable | countable |
Piranhas in a sentence
- In The Simpsons, Millhouse is more worried about piranhas than that his mother will stop loving him.2024 January 23, Helen Sullivan, “A piranha: it is boiling the water you’re swimming in and taking bites out of you”, in The Guardian...
- The typical stereotype of a school of piranhas is that they might leave a skeletonized cow or person in their wake.From the entry skeletonized
- When the terrified, bleeding cow was washed overboard into the river, the hungry piranhas entered a feeding frenzy, turning the water red with blood.From the entry feeding frenzy
- Among them were ancient relatives of the piranhas and those popular aquarium fish the tetras, along with garfish and freshwater coelacanths, known as mawsonids.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 32. From the entry coelacanth
- A school of piranhas crawled out from the water, made its way to the capital of Lima, and skeletonized the prime minister in just under 30 seconds.2012, The Onion Book of Known Knowledge, page 8. From the entry skeletonize
Meaning of piranha
- noun Any of certain freshwater fish of the subfamily Serrasalminae, native to South America; they are characterized by razor-sharp teeth and a reputation of being ferocious predators (despite most species being omnivorous).
- noun Someone, especially a critic, who appears to be part of a swarm and attacks someone when they are vulnerable, as if in a feeding frenzy.
Questions about the plural of piranha
- What is the plural of piranha?
- The plural of piranha is piranhas or piranha.
- Is piranha countable?
- Piranha is a countable noun.
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