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| mad tom (plural mad toms) |
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small catfish with poisonous spines: a small common freshwater catfish with poisonous pectoral spines, a long adipose fin, and a rounded dorsal fin. Native to: central United States. Genus Noturus.
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| [Short for "mad tom cat," since the fish inflicts nasty wounds with its poisonous spines] |
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