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Stentor   /stˈɛntər/   Listen
noun
Stentor  n.  
1.
A herald, in the Iliad, who had a very loud voice; hence, any person having a powerful voice.
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.
3.
(Zool.) A howling monkey, or howler.





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"Stentor" Quotes from Famous Books



... voice of a Stentor. He was also a Hercules of strength. Here and there the narrow street seemed blocked with vehicles; but when he did not terrorize the drivers into immediate flight at the sound of his voice and the sight of his club he would calmly lift the ...
— Mlle. Fouchette - A Novel of French Life • Charles Theodore Murray


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