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Word: piranha (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...south, dot the drowned lands to the north. Still farther west, verging into Bolivia's Andean foothills, the land changes again to open woodland, broken by fertile plains. White men's investigation of the Chaco has been resisted by the savage Indians, ihenni flies, carnivorous piranha fish, anacondas, rattlesnakes, jaguars, skunks, vampire bats, alligators and the fact that good water holes are far apart, even in the rainy season (December through February...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOLIVIA-PARAGUAY: Peace Without Victory | 6/24/1935 | See Source »

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