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heliozoan
he·li·o·zo·an H0132400 (hē′lē-ə-zō′ən)n. Any of various aquatic, chiefly freshwater protozoans formerly classified in the class Heliozoa, characteristically having numerous spindlelike pseudopods that radiate from a central cell mass.
[From New Latin Hēliozōa, former class name : helio- (from their shape) + -zōa, pl. of -zōon, -zoon.]
he′li·o·zo′ic (-zō′ĭk) adj.heliozoan (ˌhiːlɪəʊˈzəʊən) n (Animals) any protozoan of the mostly freshwater group Heliozoa, typically having a siliceous shell and stiff radiating cytoplasmic projections: phylum Actinopoda (actinopods)he•li•o•zo•an (ˌhi li əˈzoʊ ən)
n. 1. any protozoan of the order Heliozoa, having a spherical body and radiating pseudopodia. adj. 2. Also, he`li•o•zo′ic. of or pertaining to the heliozoans. [1890–95; < New Latin Heliozo(a) (see helio-, -zoa) + -an1] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | heliozoan - protozoa with spherical bodies and stiff radiating pseudopodsactinopod - protozoa having stiff rodlike radiating pseudopodsHeliozoa, order Heliozoa - mostly freshwater protozoa |
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Words related to heliozoannoun protozoa with spherical bodies and stiff radiating pseudopodsRelated Words- actinopod
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