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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MODEST

(adjective) marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; “a modest apartment”; “too modest to wear his medals”


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