madtom: Meaning and Definition of

mad•tom

Pronunciation: (mad'tom'), [key]
— n.
  1. any of several tadpolelike, freshwater catfishes of the genus Noturus, of the central and eastern U.S., having a poisonous pectoral spine: some are threatened or endangered.
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