- sun animalcule
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a heliozoan.[1865-70]
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sun animalcule
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sun animalcule — noun : a protozoan of the order Heliozoa; especially : a large freshwater protozoan (Actinophrys sol) with numerous flexible radiating axopodia * * * a heliozoan. [1865 70] * * * sun animalcule noun A heliozoan • • • Main Entry: ↑sun … Useful english dictionary
sun animalcule — sun′ animal′cule n. mcr a heliozoan • Etymology: 1865–70 … From formal English to slang
sun animalcule — /ˌsʌn ænəˈmælkjul/ (say .sun anuh malkyoohl) noun a predatory heliozoan of the genus Actinophrys, resembling a miniature sun with a globular form and numerous tapering pseudopodia …
Animalcule — ( little animal , from Latin animal + the diminutive suffix culum ) is an older term for a microscopic animal or protozoan. Some better known animalcules include:* Rotifers, called wheel animalcules * Paramecium , called slipper animalcules *… … Wikipedia
Eye animalcule — Eye Eye ([imac]), n. [OE. eghe, eighe, eie, eye, AS. e[ a]ge; akin to OFries. [=a]ge, OS. [=o]ga, D. oog, Ohg. ouga, G. auge, Icel. auga, Sw. [ o]ga, Dan. [ o]ie, Goth. aug[=o]; cf. OSlav. oko, Lith. akis, L. okulus, Gr. o kkos, eye, o sse, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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heliozoan — /hee lee euh zoh euhn/, n. 1. a protozoan of the order Heliozoa, having a spherical body and radiating pseudopods. adj. 2. Also, heliozoic /hee lee euh zoh ik/. belonging or pertaining to the Heliozoa. [1890 95; < NL Heliozo(a) name of the group… … Universalium
Heliozoa — He li*o*zo a, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? the sun + zo^,on an animal.] (Zo[ o]l.) An order of fresh water rhizopods having a more or less globular form, with slender radiating pseudopodia; the sun animalcule … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Heliozoa — Heliozoa, or sun animalcules, are roughly spherical amoeboids with many stiff, microtubule supported projections called axopods radiating outward from the cell surface. These give them the characteristic sun like appearance for which they are… … Wikipedia
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