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madtoms

madtoms is the plural of madtom.

Meaning of madtom

Noun

madtom (plural madtoms)

  1. 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

Questions about madtoms

What is madtoms the plural of?
Madtoms is the plural of madtom.

Words near madtoms in the dictionary

  1. Madson
  2. Madsons
  3. madstone
  4. madstones
  5. madtom
  6. madtoms
  7. madtsoiid
  8. madtsoiids
  9. Madueno
  10. Maduenos
  11. Madulano

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