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heliozoan

heliozoan noun: any of a group of aquatic protozoans, of the order Heliozoa, that have spherical bodies from which radiate spindlelike pseudopods.

Noun

heliozoan (plural heliozoans)

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

Forms of heliozoan

pluralheliozoans

Origin of heliozoan

Heliozoa + -an

Questions about heliozoan

What does heliozoan mean?
Heliozoan means any of a group of aquatic protozoans, of the order Heliozoa, that have spherical bodies from which radiate spindlelike pseudopods.
What part of speech is heliozoan?
Heliozoan is a noun.
What is the plural of heliozoan?
The plural of heliozoan is heliozoans.

Words near heliozoan in the dictionary

  1. heliox
  2. helioxanthin
  3. helioxerophyllous
  4. heliozelid
  5. heliozelids
  6. heliozoan
  7. heliozoans
  8. heliozoic
  9. heliozoon
  10. helipad
  11. helipads

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