Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Carib \Car"ib\, n.; pl. {Caries}. [See {Cannibal}.] (Ethol.)
   A native of the Caribbee islands or the coasts of the
   Caribbean sea; esp., one of a tribe of Indians inhabiting a
   region of South America, north of the Amazon, and formerly
   most of the West India islands.

Caries \Ca"ri*es\, n.[L., decay.] (Med.)
   Ulceration of bone; a process in which bone disintegrates and
   is carried away piecemeal, as distinguished from necrosis, in
   which it dies in masses.

Source : WordNet®

caries
     n : soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to
         the death of a tooth [syn: {cavity}, {dental caries}, {tooth
         decay}]