Found 2 items, similar to stentor.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: stentor stentor n 1: a speaker with an unusually laoud voice 2: the mythical Greek warrior with an unusually loud voice who died after losing a shouting contest with Hermes 3: any of several trumpet-shaped ciliate protozoans that are members of the genus Stentor
English → English (gcide) Definition: Stentor Stentor \Sten"tor\, n. [L. Stentor, Gr. ?.] 1. A herald, in the Iliad, who had a very loud voice; hence, any person having a powerful voice. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo["o]l.) 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. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo["o]l.) A howling monkey, or howler. [1913 Webster]