What does stentor mean?we found 3 entries for the meaning of stentor
 

Stentor \Sten"tor\, n. [L. Stentor, Gr. ?.]

1. A herald, in the Iliad, who had a very loud voice; hence, any person having a powerful voice. [1913 Webster]

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. See Illust. under Heterotricha. [1913 Webster]

3. (Zool.) A howling monkey, or howler. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

stentor

noun

1: a speaker with an unusually laoud voice
2: the mythical Greek warrior with an unusually loud voice who died after losing a shouting contest with Hermes
3: any of several trumpet-shaped ciliate protozoans that are members of the genus Stentor

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Stentor \Sten"tor\, n. [L. Stentor, Gr. ?.]

1. A herald, in the Iliad, who had a very loud voice; hence, any person having a powerful voice.

2. (Zo["o]l.) 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. See Illust. under Heterotricha.

3. (Zo["o]l.) A howling monkey, or howler.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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