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heliozoic

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he⋅li⋅o⋅zo⋅an

  [hee-lee-uh-zoh-uhn]
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–noun
1. a protozoan of the order Heliozoa, having a spherical body and radiating pseudopods.
–adjective
2. Also, he⋅li⋅o⋅zo⋅ic  [hee-lee-uh-zoh-ik] . belonging or pertaining to the Heliozoa.
Origin:
1890–95; < NL Hēliozo(a) name of the group (see helio-, -zoa ) + -an
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he·li·o·zo·an   (hē'lē-ə-zō'ən)   
n.  Any of various aquatic protozoans of the order Heliozoa, having numerous spindlelike pseudopods that radiate from a central cell mass.

[From New Latin Hēliozōa, class name : helio- (from their shape) + -zōa, pl. of -zōon, -zoon.]
he'li·o·zo'ic (-zō'ĭk) adj.
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