madtom
madtom noun: any of the catfish of the genus Noturus of the family Ictaluridae.
Noun
madtom (plural madtoms)
- Any of the catfish of the genus Noturus of the family Ictaluridae.
- Two specimens were taken; one very large example, 9 inches long, i a pool of Bottom Creek, and a small one in the river. The stomach of the large specimen was filled with minnows and "Mad Toms."1890, “Amblopites rupestris cavifrons (Cope). "Red Eye."”, in Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, volume 8, United States Fish Commission, page 123
- We were fishing with "mad toms" for bait; that is what the local fishermen call diminative^([sic]) bullheads.1895 July 27, “In Appalachian Folds”, in Forest and Stream, volume 45, page 70
madtom meaning in Tamil
madtom in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்
Forms of madtom
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Questions about madtom
- What does madtom mean?
- Madtom means any of the catfish of the genus Noturus of the family Ictaluridae.
- What is madtom in Tamil?
- Madtom in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Madtom meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is madtom?
- Madtom is a noun.
- What is the plural of madtom?
- The plural of madtom is madtoms.
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