he|li|o|zo|an

he|li|o|zo|an «_HEE lee uh ZOH uhn», noun, adjective.

–n.

any one of a group of chiefly freshwater protozoans having a globular body with raylike pseudopods.

–adj.

of or belonging to the heliozoans.

╂[< New Latin Heliozoa the order name (< Greek h sun + zôion animal) + English -an]