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Stentor   Listen
noun
Stentor  n.  
1.
A herald, in the Iliad, who had a very loud voice; hence, any person having a powerful voice.
2.
(Zool.) Any species of ciliated Infusoria belonging to the genus Stentor and allied genera, common in fresh water. The stentors have a bell-shaped, or cornucopia-like, body with a circle of cilia around the spiral terminal disk.
3.
(Zool.) A howling monkey, or howler.





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"Stentor" Quotes from Famous Books



... the religious writer, with the voice of a Stentor, "waiter! have you a pan, a caldron, a hogshead, or any other immensity, in which we can ...
— The Wandering Jew, Complete • Eugene Sue


Words linked to "Stentor" :   ciliated protozoan, Greek mythology, verbalizer, ciliate, ciliophoran, stentorian, talker


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