Stentor
WordNet

noun


(1)   Any of several trumpet-shaped ciliate protozoans that are members of the genus Stentor
(2)   The mythical Greek warrior with an unusually loud voice who died after losing a shouting contest with Hermes
(3)   A speaker with an unusually loud voice
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Etymology


From from , the name of a herald in the Iliad who had a loud voice.

Noun


Stentor
  1. a genus of large protozoa, shaped like a trumpet
 
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