`nmcli d list wifi` shows multiple "--" networks

When I install the network-manager snap and list local WiFi connections with the command nmcli d wifi list, I see multiple entries named --. What are these? Neither the network-manager documentation nor the nmcli help text give me any clue. Are they hidden networks?

example output:

*  SSID                            MODE   CHAN  RATE       SIGNAL  BARS  SECURITY    
   Rigado-Guest                    Infra  1     54 Mbit/s  97      ▂▄▆█  WPA2        
   Rigado-Corp-PDX                 Infra  1     54 Mbit/s  95      ▂▄▆█  WPA2        
   Rigado-Corp-PDX                 Infra  1     54 Mbit/s  80      ▂▄▆_  WPA2        
   Rigado-Guest                    Infra  1     54 Mbit/s  79      ▂▄▆_  WPA2        
   --                              Infra  8     54 Mbit/s  74      ▂▄▆_  WPA2        
   Rigado-Guest                    Infra  6     54 Mbit/s  72      ▂▄▆_  WPA2        
*  Rigado-Corp-PDX                 Infra  157   54 Mbit/s  71      ▂▄▆_  WPA2        
   Rigado-Corp-PDX                 Infra  6     54 Mbit/s  70      ▂▄▆_  WPA2        
   --                              Infra  1     54 Mbit/s  64      ▂▄▆_  WPA2        
   XFINITY                         Infra  6     54 Mbit/s  64      ▂▄▆_  WPA2 802.1X 
   Rigado-Corp-PDX                 Infra  149   54 Mbit/s  62      ▂▄▆_  WPA2        
   xfinitywifi                     Infra  6     54 Mbit/s  60      ▂▄▆_              
   Rigado-Guest                    Infra  149   54 Mbit/s  60      ▂▄▆_  WPA2        
   Rigado-Corp-PDX                 Infra  36    54 Mbit/s  59      ▂▄▆_  WPA2        
   Rigado-Guest                    Infra  36    54 Mbit/s  59      ▂▄▆_  WPA2        
   XFINITY                         Infra  11    54 Mbit/s  40      ▂▄__  WPA2 802.1X 
   xfinitywifi                     Infra  1     54 Mbit/s  35      ▂▄__              
   XFINITY                         Infra  157   54 Mbit/s  32      ▂▄__  WPA2 802.1X 
   xfinitywifi                     Infra  157   54 Mbit/s  29      ▂___