small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals
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Every move towards that goal, meanwhile, is picked apart in the political piranha pool. Undoubtedly, the more savagely the government allows British Coal to cut capacity, the easier it will be to privatise the remainder.
It is about three inches long, with a wingspan of twice that, nearly weightless and like a piranha on the land.
And the GOP heir apparent was asked if he had seen any piranha in the river _ a reference to an image he used earlier in the week.