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cycloidei
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cycloidei, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ky`klos circle + -oid.].
An order of fishes, formerly proposed by Agassiz, for those with thin, smooth scales, destitute of marginal spines, as the herring and salmon. The group is now regarded as artificial. [1913 Webster]
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