- 1. n. A herald, in the Iliad, who had a very loud voice; hence, any person having a powerful voice. Source: opted
- 2. n. 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. Source: opted
- 3. n. A howling monkey, or howler. Source: opted
- 4. n. a speaker with an unusually loud voice Source: wordnet
- 5. n. any of several trumpet-shaped ciliate protozoans that are members of the genus Stentor Source: wordnet
- 6. 1. A herald, in the Iliad, who had a very loud voice; hence, any person having a powerful voice. 2. (Zoöl.) 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. (Zoöl.) A howling monkey, or howler. Source: webster
- 7. Any species of ciliated Infusoria belonging to the genusStentor and allied genera, common in fresh water. The stentors have abell-shaped, or cornucopia-like, body with a circle of cilia aroundthe spiral terminal disk. See Illust. under Heterotricha. Source: adambom
- 8. n. a speaker with an unusually loud voice n. the mythical Greek warrior with an unusually loud voice who died after losing a shouting contest with Hermes n. any of several trumpet-shaped ciliate protozoans that are members of the genus Stentor Source: ecdict
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