heliozoan

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noun

Any of a group of aquatic protozoans, of the order Heliozoa, that have spherical bodies from which radiate spindlelike pseudopods

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Meanings

nounheliozoan (plural heliozoans)

plural heliozoans

  1. Any of a group of aquatic protozoans, of the order Heliozoa, that have spherical bodies from which radiate spindlelike pseudopods

Origin

Heliozoa + -an

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Translations

Finnish aurinkoeläin
  • aurinkoeläinprotozoan of the order Heliozoa
Cite this entry
APA

heliozoan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heliozoan

MLA

“heliozoan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heliozoan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heliozoan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heliozoan.

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