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Meaning Of Stentor
n.
A herald, in the Iliad, who had a very loud voice; hence,
any person having a powerful voice.
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.