actinophrys

noun

ac·​ti·​noph·​rys

ˌak-tə-ˈnä-frəs,

ak-ˈti-nə-

1

capitalized : a genus of protozoans (order Heliozoa) widely distributed in stagnant water

2

plural actinophrys : a protozoan of the genus Actinophrys

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from actin- + Greek ophrys brow, rim

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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