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predatory and mainly feeding on fish, their dietary habits vary extensively, and they will also take plant material, leading to their classification as omnivorous.

Etymology

The name originates from Old Tupi pirãîa, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pirãj, being first attested in Vocabulário da Língua Brasílica, a 1585 Portuguese-Tupi bilingual dictionary,

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