Torpedo

See also: torpedo, torpédo, and torpedó

Translingual

Torpedo torpedo

Etymology

From Latin torpedō.

Proper noun

Torpedo f

A taxonomic genus within the family Torpedinidae – certain electric rays.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Chondrichthyes - superclass; Elasmobranchii - class; Torpediniformes - order; Torpedinidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Torpedo torpedo (common torpedo) - type species; for other species see Torpedo on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Further reading

Torpedo (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Torpedo on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Torpedo (fish) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Torpedo at World Register of Marine Species
Torpedo at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Torpedo at Encyclopedia of Life
Torpedo at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Torpedo at Paleobiology Database

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English torpedo, from Latin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɔʁˈpeːdo/, [tʰɔʁˈpʰeːdo]
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Noun

Torpedo m (strong, genitive Torpedos, plural Torpedos)

(military) torpedo (weapon)
(zoology) torpedo (fish)

Declension

Declension of Torpedo [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Torpedo	die	Torpedos
genitive	eines	des	Torpedos	der	Torpedos
dative	einem	dem	Torpedo	den	Torpedos
accusative	einen	den	Torpedo	die	Torpedos

Related terms

torpedieren

Further reading

“Torpedo” in Duden online
“Torpedo” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Torpedo on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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