Gyrolepis

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

  Gyrolepis \Gy*rol"e*pis\ (j[i^]*r[o^]l"[-e]*p[i^]s), n. [NL.,
     fr. Gr. gyro`s round + lepi`s scale.] (Paleon.)
     A genus of ganoid fishes, found in strata of the new red
     sandstone, and the lias bone beds. --Agassiz.
     [1913 Webster]