cycloid
- Noun. (geometry) The locus of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls without slipping on a fixed straight line.
- Noun. (zoology) A fish having cycloid scales.
- Adjective. Resembling a circle; cycloidal.
- Adjective. (zoology) (''of fish scales'') Thin and rounded, with smooth edges.
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