‖Cy‐cloi″de‐i (s?–kloi″d?–?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. κύκλοσ circle + -oid.] (Zoöl.) 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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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.