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STENTOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of several trumpet-shaped ciliate protozoans that are members of the genus Stentor
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("stentor" is a kind of...):
ciliate; ciliated protozoan; ciliophoran (a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell)
Holonyms ("stentor" is a member of...):
genus Stentor (trumpet-shaped protozoa with a ciliated spiral feeding funnel)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The mythical Greek warrior with an unusually loud voice who died after losing a shouting contest with Hermes
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
mythical being (an imaginary being of myth or fable)
Domain category:
Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A speaker with an unusually loud voice
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("stentor" is a kind of...):
speaker; talker; utterer; verbaliser; verbalizer (someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous))
Derivation:
stentorian ((used of the voice or sound) deep and resonant)
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