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Stentor
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stentor
Translingual
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right|thumb|Stentor polymorphus species Stentor polymorphus
Etymology
From mul la Stentōr, from mul grc Στέντωρ, the name of a herald in the Iliad who had a loud voice.
Pronunciation
English: en /ˈstɛnˌtɔr/ GA
Proper noun
1 f
genus family Stentoridae certain large chromists whose shape resembles a trumpet
Hypernyms
genus ; Postciliodesmatophora subphylum - subphylum; Heterotrichea class - class; Heterotrichida order - order; Stentoridae family - family
Hyponyms
genus Stentor coeruleus species, Stentor mulleri species, Stentor polymorphus species, Stentor roeseli species - selected species
References
1 Stentor (protozoa) Stentor
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English
Etymology
From en la Stentōr, from en grc Στέντωρ.
Proper noun
A herald in the Iliad celebrated for his loud voice.
en 1899 Aristotle The Politics of Aristotle 172 For who can be the general of such a vast multitude, or who the herald, unless he have the voice of a Stentor?
en astronomy The Jovian asteroid 2146 Stentor.
Derived terms
en stentorophonic stentorian stentorious
Anagrams
en enorstt snotter
en Individuals
Latin
Etymology
la Stentōr :der grc:Στέντωρ + 1
Proper noun
Stentōr/Stentor<3.both> m
en Stentor
Declension
Stentōr/Stentor<3.both>
Derived terms
la Stentoreus
References