caribes

Variant of caribe

caribe definition

ca·ribe (kə rē′bā)

noun pl. caribes -·bes or caribe -·be

piranha

Etymology: AmSp, lit., Carib (see cannibal): so named from its voracity

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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