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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:

Nouns denoting animals

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:

Nouns denoting people

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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