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