HELIOZOA

Heliozoa, order Heliozoa

(noun) mostly freshwater protozoa

HELIOZOAN

heliozoan

(noun) protozoa with spherical bodies and stiff radiating pseudopods

Source: WordNet® 3.1


He`li*o*zo"a, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: An order of fresh-water rhizopods having a more or less globular form, with slender radiating pseudopodia; the sun animalcule.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

9 March 2025

CLOG

(verb) fill to excess so that function is impaired; “Fear clogged her mind”; “The story was clogged with too many details”


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Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.

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