Heliozoan Definition

hēlē-ə-zōən
noun
Any of a class (Heliozoa) of chiefly freshwater protozoans with slender pseudopodia arranged as rays.
Webster's New World

Origin of Heliozoan

  • From New Latin Hēliozōa former class name helio– (from their shape) -zōa pl. of -zōon -zoon

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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