heliozoan

[ hee-lee-uh-zoh-uh n ]
/ ˌhi li əˈzoʊ ən /

noun

a protozoan of the order Heliozoa, having a spherical body and radiating pseudopods.

adjective

Also he·li·o·zo·ic [hee-lee-uh-zoh-ik] /ˌhi li əˈzoʊ ɪk/. belonging or pertaining to the Heliozoa.

Origin of heliozoan

1890–95; < New Latin Hēliozo(a) name of the group (see helio-, -zoa) + -an

British Dictionary definitions for heliozoan

heliozoan
/ (ˌhiːlɪəʊˈzəʊən) /

noun

any protozoan of the mostly freshwater group Heliozoa, typically having a siliceous shell and stiff radiating cytoplasmic projections: phylum Actinopoda (actinopods)