[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
   1913 webster caribbean
see also:
caries cannibal 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

caries \ca"ries\, 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.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

caries
     n : soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to
         the death of a tooth syn: cavity, dental caries, tooth
         decay
see also:
cavity dental caries tooth decay 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

27 moby thesaurus words for "caries":
   carrion, decay, decomposition, dry gangrene, dry rot, foulness,
   gangrene, gas gangrene, moist gangrene, mortification, necrosis,
   necrotic tissue, noma, putrefaction, putrescence, putridity,
   putridness, rancidity, rancidness, rankness, rot, rottenness,
   slough, sphacelation, sphacelus, spoilage, tooth decay

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