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stentor
sten·tor S0738300 (stĕn′tôr′)n.1. Stentor Greek Mythology A loud-voiced Greek herald in the Iliad.2. One with a loud or piercing voice.3. Any of several trumpet-shaped ciliate protozoans of the genus Stentor, living in freshwater habitats and feeding chiefly on smaller microorganisms.
[Greek Stentōr. Sense 3, from New Latin Stentōr, genus name, from Greek Stentōr, Stentor (in reference to their trumpetlike shape).]Stentor (ˈstɛntɔː) n (Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a Greek herald with a powerful voice who died after he lost a shouting contest with Hermes, herald of the gods
stentor (ˈstɛntɔː) n1. a person with an unusually loud voice2. (Animals) any trumpet-shaped protozoan of the genus Stentor, having a ciliated spiral feeding funnel at the wider end: phylum Ciliophora (ciliates)[C19: after Stentor]sten•tor (ˈstɛn tɔr)
n. a trumpet-shaped ciliate protozoan of the genus Stentor. [1860–65; < New Latin; see stentorian] stentor - Homer introduced Stentor, a very loud herald, in the Iliad—which gives us stentor, "person with a loud voice," and stentorian, which originally meant "loud, booming."See also related terms for loud.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | stentor - a speaker with an unusually loud voicespeaker, talker, verbaliser, verbalizer, utterer - someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous); "the speaker at commencement"; "an utterer of useful maxims" | | 2. | Stentor - the mythical Greek warrior with an unusually loud voice who died after losing a shouting contest with HermesGreek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks | | 3. | stentor - any of several trumpet-shaped ciliate protozoans that are members of the genus Stentorciliate, ciliated protozoan, ciliophoran - a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cellgenus Stentor - trumpet-shaped protozoa with a ciliated spiral feeding funnel |
Stentor
Stentor a genus of protozoans of the class Infusoria, suborder Heterotricha. The organisms measure as much as 1 mm in length. The genus embraces more than ten species. The funnel-shaped body has an enlarged anterior end with highly developed circumoral membranellae that direct the flow of food particles to the mouth opening. The rest of the body is covered with longitudinal rows of tiny cilia. Members of the genus are capable of contracting sharply and assuming a spherical shape by means of contractile filaments (myonemes). They can swim freely or attach themselves to a substrate by their narrowed posterior end. They inhabit seas and fresh waters. The freshwaters protozoan S. coeruleus is light blue. Some species, such as S. polymorphus, have numerous symbiontic single-celled algae in their cytoplasm. StentorGreek herald with voice of 50 men. [Gk. Myth.: Espy, 39]See: Loudnessstentor
stentor (stĕn′tôr′)n.1. Stentor Greek Mythology A loud-voiced Greek herald in the Iliad.2. One with a loud or piercing voice.3. Any of several trumpet-shaped ciliate protozoans of the genus Stentor, living in freshwater habitats and feeding chiefly on smaller microorganisms.stentor
Words related to stentornoun a speaker with an unusually loud voiceRelated Words- speaker
- talker
- verbaliser
- verbalizer
- utterer
noun the mythical Greek warrior with an unusually loud voice who died after losing a shouting contest with HermesRelated Wordsnoun any of several trumpet-shaped ciliate protozoans that are members of the genus StentorRelated Words- ciliate
- ciliated protozoan
- ciliophoran
- genus Stentor
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