Definition of heliozoan in English:
heliozoan
nounˌhiːlɪəˈzəʊənˌhēlēəˈzōən
Zoology A single-celled aquatic animal of the phylum Heliozoa.
Example sentencesExamples
- Heliozoa is one of a diverse group of protozoa called heliozoans that live in both freshwater and marine environments.
- This delicate heliozoan demonstrates the amazing ability of axiopods to repair themselves.
- Of course in the case of both heliozoans, the axopodia were fixed in different states of retraction.
- Spotting this large heliozoan is easy and once seen, never forgotten.
- These heliozoans are found most often in freshwater, floating in the open water amongst reeds and algae.
adjectiveˌhiːlɪəˈzəʊənˌhēlēəˈzōən
Zoology Relating to or denoting heliozoans.
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- The genetic foundation for sequestering ribosomes near the nucleus could have developed in amoeboid or heliozoan ancestors.
- One past heliozoan, Sticholonche, was found by Nikolaev et al. to cluster with Acantharea.