torpedo
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- noun
- /tɔrˈpiːdoʊ/
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raya eléctrica
- He went back and took a closer look at the torpedo fish and in particular, the repeating pattern of chambers in its back.
- torpedo ray
- torpedo-shaped body
- torpedo-shaped
Examples
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Is the electrical shock that a torpedo produces the same as produced by an electrical machine?
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May you experience the sting of the torpedo fish early and often.
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His model helped convince him that the real torpedo fish was electric.
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When he heard about the electric torpedo fish, he was intrigued.
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Called the torpedo fish, it had been the stuff of fishermen's tales.
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Hiding at the bottom of this tank under the sand is the Torpedo marmorata and it's an electric ray.
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At first, many people dismissed the torpedo fish's shock as occult.
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It would take one of the oddest yet most brilliant characters in British science to begin to unlock the secrets of the torpedo fish.
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Then an idea came to him as he revisited the scientific papers from the great British scientist, Henry Cavendish, and in particular, his famous work on the electric torpedo fish.
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The torpedo ray uses electric organs on each side of its head to stun its prey.
Synonyms
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A flat sea fish with a rounded body that lives on the sea floor and gives strong electric shocks
A sea animal with a round flat body that lives on the sea floor and gives electric shocks
A sea animal like a flat fish that lives on the sea floor and makes strong electric shocks
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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A small fast military boat that fires underwater bombs near the coast
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A weapon released from a plane that moves under water to hit ships or submarines
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A long metal tube filled with explosives used to make a safe path through barbed wire or mines
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A large underwater weapon launched from submarines with a very powerful warhead to sink big ships
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A large underwater weapon with a very powerful explosive charge that submarines use to attack ships
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A weapon that finds and follows an enemy ship or submarine using sound
- Archaic
A small navy ship that protects larger ships by attacking fast boats with torpedoes
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An underwater weapon that moves by itself and is steered by a wire from the ship that fired it
How Dangerous
Surface Forms
Etymology
Torpedo (the fish) is an electric ray named from Latin torpere, which means 'to be numb', because its electric shock can make prey go numb or unable to move.