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stentor |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: stentor n : any member of the genus Stentor
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