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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.
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2. (Zool.) 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}.
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3. (Zool.) A howling monkey, or howler.
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