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CYCLOIDEI
Cy
*cloi "
de
*i (s-kloi "d- ), n.
pl.
Etym:
[
NL.
,
fr.
Gr.
-oid.] (Zoöl.)
Defn:
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.
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