heliozoa Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun mostly freshwater protozoa
order Heliozoa.
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noun protozoa with spherical bodies and stiff radiating pseudopods
heliozoan.
WordNet
He`li*o*zo"a noun plural
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. the sun + an animal.Definitions
(Zoöl.) An order of fresh-water rhizopods having a more or less globular form, with slender radiating pseudopodia; the sun animalcule.