- genus Stentor
- nountrumpet-shaped protozoa with a ciliated spiral feeding funnel• Hypernyms: ↑protoctist genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Ciliata, ↑class Ciliata, ↑Ciliophora, ↑class Ciliophora• Member Meronyms: ↑stentor
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genus Stentor
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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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stentor — [sten′tôr΄] n. [L < Gr Stentōr, akin to stenein, to rumble, roar < IE base * (s)ten > L tonare, to THUNDER] 1. Gr. Myth. a Greek herald in the Trojan War, described in the Iliad as having the voice of fifty men 2. [usually s ] a person… … English World dictionary
Stentor — /sten tawr/, n. 1. (in the Iliad) a Greek herald with a loud voice. 2. (l.c.) a person having a very loud or powerful voice. 3. (l.c.) a trumpet shaped, ciliate protozoan of the genus Stentor. * * * ▪ protozoan genus genus of trumpet shaped … Universalium
Stentor (protozoa) — Taxobox | color = khaki name = Stentor image width = 200px image caption = Stentor roeseli domain = Eukarya regnum = Protista superphylum = Alveolata phylum = Ciliophora classis = Heterotrichea ordo = Heterotrichida familia = Stentoridae genus =… … Wikipedia
stentor — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Stentōr Stentor, a Greek herald in the Trojan War noted for his loud voice Date: 1609 1. a person having a loud voice 2. any of a widely distributed genus (Stentor) of ciliate protozoans having a trumpet shaped… … New Collegiate Dictionary
stentor — [ stɛntə] noun 1》 literary a person with a powerful voice. 2》 Zoology a sedentary trumpet shaped single celled animal that is widespread in fresh water. [Genus Stentor.] Origin C17: from Gk Stentōr, the name of a herald in the Trojan War … English new terms dictionary
stentor — noun a) a person with a powerful or stentorian voice b) a protozoan of the genus Stentor … Wiktionary
stentor — n. one who has a loud and powerful voice; any ciliate protozoan from the genus Stentor (Zoology) … English contemporary dictionary
stentor — sten•tor [[t]ˈstɛn tɔr[/t]] n. mcr a trumpet shaped ciliate protozoan of the genus Stentor[/ex] • Etymology: 1860–65; < NL; see stentorian … From formal English to slang
Stentor (disambiguation) — Stentor can refer to several things:* Stentor, the figure from Greek mythology. * 2146 Stentor, an asteroid * Stentor Alliance, an alliance of telecommunications companies in Canada. * Stentor Inc., an American hi tech company that sells… … Wikipedia
