Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Caribe \Ca*ri"be\, n. [Sp. a cannibal.] (Zo["o]l).
   A south American fresh water fish of the genus {Serrasalmo}
   of many species, remarkable for its voracity. When numerous
   they attack man or beast, often with fatal results.

Source : WordNet®

caribe
     n : small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South
         America that attack and destroy living animals [syn: {piranha},
          {pirana}]