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Definition of Pirais
1. pirai [n] - See also: pirai
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pirais
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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