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mado
(mado)
Pronunciation:
/ˈmeɪdəʊ/
noun
(
plural
mados
)
a small yellowish marine fish with brown longitudinal streaks, occurring around eastern Australia and New Zealand.
Genus
Atypichthys
, family
Kyphosidae
: two species
Origin:
late 19th century
: probably from an Aboriginal language of Queensland
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