Heliozoa

plural noun

He·​lio·​zoa

ˌhēlēəˈzōə

: an order of Actinopoda consisting of free-living holozoic usually freshwater protozoans that reproduce by binary fission or budding and comprise the sun animalcules see actinophrys, actinopoda, actinosphaerium

heliozoan

¦hēlēə¦zōən 

adjective or noun

heliozoic

-ōik

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from heli- entry 1 + -zoa

First Known Use

circa 1889, in the meaning defined above

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