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Stentor

[ sten-tawr ]

noun

  1. (in the Iliad ) a Greek herald with a loud voice.
  2. (lowercase) a person having a very loud or powerful voice.
  3. (lowercase) a trumpet-shaped, ciliate protozoan of the genus Stentor.


stentor

1

/ ˈstɛntɔː /

noun

  1. a person with an unusually loud voice
  2. any trumpet-shaped protozoan of the genus Stentor, having a ciliated spiral feeding funnel at the wider end: phylum Ciliophora (ciliates)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Stentor

2

/ ˈstɛntɔː /

noun

  1. Greek myth a Greek herald with a powerful voice who died after he lost a shouting contest with Hermes, herald of the gods
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Stentor1

C19: after Stentor
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Example Sentences

And the capacity to make decisions is the very thing mounting evidence seems to indicate single-celled Stentor is capable of.

In their setup, Stentor did not respond to carmine powder the way Jennings described.

Stentors — or trumpet animalcules — are a group of single-celled freshwater protozoa.

From Nature

She had studied in New York and worked at the Actors Studio, according to De Stentor, a Dutch newspaper.

Beating cilia propel Stentor as it twists and turns in search of food in freshwater streams and lakes.

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