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Noun: stentor  sten-tu(r) or 'sten,tor
  1. A speaker with an unusually loud voice
    "The stentor's booming voice could be heard clearly at the back of the auditorium"
     
  2. Any of several trumpet-shaped ciliate protozoans that are members of the genus Stentor
    "The stentor's trumpet-like shape makes it easily recognizable under a microscope"
Noun: Stentor  'sten,tor
  1. (Greek mythology) the mythical Greek warrior with an unusually loud voice who died after losing a shouting contest with Hermes

Derived forms: stentors

Type of: ciliate, ciliated protozoan, ciliophoran, mythical being, speaker, talker, utterer, verbaliser [Brit], verbalizer

Part of: genus Stentor

Encyclopedia: Stentor