"madtom" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: madtoms [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} madtom (plural madtoms)
  1. Any of the catfish of the genus Noturus of the family Ictaluridae. Categories (lifeform): Catfish

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