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heliozoan

he·li·o·zo·an [ hlee ə zṓ ən ] (plural he·li·o·zo·ans)


noun 
Definition:
 
freshwater microorganism: a free-living, usually freshwater, protozoan that has a spherical shell and radiating projections pseudopodia. Class Heliozoa.

[Late 19th century. < modern Latin Heliozoa< Greek hēlios "sun" + zōion "animal"]

he·li·o·zo·ic adjective
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