stentor

Other forms: stentors

Definitions of stentor
  1. noun
    any of several trumpet-shaped ciliate protozoans that are members of the genus Stentor
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    type of:
    ciliate, ciliated protozoan, ciliophoran
    a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell
  2. noun
    a speaker with an unusually loud voice
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    type 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)
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