'Stentor' definitions:
Definition of 'stentor'
(from WordNet)
noun
A speaker with an unusually loud voice
noun
The mythical Greek warrior with an unusually loud voice who died after losing a shouting contest with Hermes
noun
Any of several trumpet-shaped ciliate protozoans that are members of the genus Stentor
Definition of 'Stentor'
From: GCIDE
- 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]