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Stentor
[sten-tawr]
noun
(in theIliad ) a Greek herald with a loud voice.
(lowercase)a person having a very loud or powerful voice.
(lowercase)a trumpet-shaped, ciliate protozoan of the genus Stentor.
stentor
1/ ˈɛԳɔː /
noun
a person with an unusually loud voice
any trumpet-shaped protozoan of the genus Stentor, having a ciliated spiral feeding funnel at the wider end: phylum Ciliophora (ciliates)
Stentor
2/ ˈɛԳɔː /
noun
Greek myth a Greek herald with a powerful voice who died after he lost a shouting contest with Hermes, herald of the gods
Word History and Origins
Origin of Stentor1
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.
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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