meaning of stentors
1. A herald, in the Iliad, who had a very loud voice; hence, any person having a powerful voice.
2. 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. A howling monkey, or howler.
4. any of several trumpet-shaped ciliate protozoans that are members of the genus Stentor
Related Words
stentor | stentorian | stentorin | stentorious | stentoronic | stentorophonic |
