madtom

madtom
\\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ noun (-s)
Etymology: mad (I) + tom (cat)
: any of several small freshwater catfishes (family Ameiuridae) that are widely distributed in the central and eastern United States and have poisonous pectoral spines capable of inflicting painful wounds

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