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Noun: heliozoan (heliozoa,heliozoans)  ,hee-lee-u'zow-un
  1. A protozoan with a spherical body and stiff radiating pseudopods
    "Heliozoans are often called sun animalcules due to their radial symmetry"; "heliozoans are often called sun animalcules due to their radial symmetry"

Derived forms: heliozoa, heliozoans

Type of: actinopod

Part of: Heliozoa, order Heliozoa

Encyclopedia: Heliozoan