caribe
Americannoun
plural
caribesEtymology
Origin of caribe
First recorded in 1815–20; from Spanish: “cannibal,” literally, “Carib”; Carib
Example Sentences
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The presence of a second adipous dorsal fin, and the form of the teeth, covered by lips distant from each other, and largest in the lower jaw, place the caribe among the serra-salmes.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 by Humboldt, Alexander von
There are other species of this fish,—among them the black caribe of the Orinoco.
From The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America by Kingston, William Henry Giles
Fish: caribe or cannibal. electrical. action of. of the Nile. flying, formation of. flour. bread.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 by Humboldt, Alexander von
The fear of the little caribe fish prevented us from bathing.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 by Humboldt, Alexander von
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