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mado

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mado /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.