Definition of Pirais

1. Noun. (plural of pirai) ¹

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Definition of Pirais

1. pirai [n] - See also: pirai

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pirais

piqueted
piqueting
piquets
piquillo
piquillos
piquing
piqure diabetes
pir
piracetam
piracetams
piracies
piracy
piragua
piraguas
pirai
pirais (current term)
pirameter
pirameters
pirana
piranas
piranha
piranhas
pirarubicin
pirarucu
pirarucus
pirate
pirate articles
pirate flag
pirate radio
pirate round

Literary usage of Pirais

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Natural History of the Fishes of Guiana by Robert Hermann Schomburgk, William Jardine, Andrew Crichton (1841)
"... out of which number three were captured; and all were deficient in their toes, they having been bitten off by the pirais. " Whilst we were continuing ..."

2. Report of the Annual Meeting (1841)
"... all band-lines which could be spared or procured were set in requisition to fish for pirais (Serra-salmon). The avidity with which they take the bait ..."

3. The Natural History of the Fishes of Guiana by Robert Hermann Schomburgk, William Jardine, Andrew Crichton (1841)
"... out of which number three were captured; and all were deficient in their toes, they having been bitten off by the pirais. " Whilst we were continuing ..."

4. Report of the Annual Meeting (1841)
"... all band-lines which could be spared or procured were set in requisition to fish for pirais (Serra-salmon). The avidity with which they take the bait ..."

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