Definition of Cycloidei
in former classifications
:a group of fishes including those with cycloid scales (as most teleosts)
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Cycloidei
plural noun
Cy·cloi·dei
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sīˈklȯidēˌī
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Origin and Etymology of cycloidei
New Latin, from cycl- + -oidei
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