Torpedo

See also: torpedo, torpédo, and torpedó

Translingual

Torpedo torpedo

Etymology

From Latin torpedō.

Proper noun

Torpedo f

1. 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 National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Torpedo at Paleobiology Database

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English torpedo, from Latin.

Pronunciation

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

• Audio:

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Noun

Torpedo m (strong, genitive Torpedos, plural Torpedos)

1. (military) torpedo (weapon)
2. (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