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heliozoan Definition

he·lio·zoan (hē′lē ə zō′ən)

noun

any of a class (Heliozoa) of chiefly freshwater protozoans with slender pseudopodia arranged as rays

Etymology: < ModL Heliozoa (< helio- + -zoa) + -an

heliozoan Related Forms
he′·lio·zo′ic (-ik) adjective

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