Gyrodus

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gyrodus \Gyr"o*dus\ (j[i^]r"[-o]*d[u^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
     gyro`s round + 'odoy`s tooth.] (Paleon.)
     A genus of extinct o["o]litic fishes, having rounded teeth in
     several rows adapted for crushing.
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