Definition of "pirana" []

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

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "And those of us who do our best to raise mindful, empathic, self-regulated individuals have to throw them into the pirana pool at some point in their tender lives."
• "No science fiction convention, no pimping art, no pirana puppy."
• "Sheesh: If you are going to risk your career, wouldn't you find something less, pirana-like, to blow it on?"