PIRANHA

piranha, pirana, caribe

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

marauder, predator, vulture, piranha

(noun) someone who attacks in search of booty

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

piranha (plural piranhas or piranha)

Any of the carnivorous freshwater fish living in South American rivers and belonging to the subfamily Serrasalminae.

Source: Wiktionary



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22 January 2025

MEGALITH

(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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