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Stentor
[ sten-tawr ]
noun
- (in the Iliad ) a Greek herald with a loud voice.
- (lowercase) a person having a very loud or powerful voice.
- (lowercase) a trumpet-shaped, ciliate protozoan of the genus Stentor.
stentor
1/ ˈɛԳɔː /
noun
- a person with an unusually loud voice
- any trumpet-shaped protozoan of the genus Stentor, having a ciliated spiral feeding funnel at the wider end: phylum Ciliophora (ciliates)
Stentor
2/ ˈɛԳɔː /
noun
- Greek myth a Greek herald with a powerful voice who died after he lost a shouting contest with Hermes, herald of the gods
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Stentor1
C19: after Stentor
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And the capacity to make decisions is the very thing mounting evidence seems to indicate single-celled Stentor is capable of.
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In their setup, Stentor did not respond to carmine powder the way Jennings described.
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Stentors — or trumpet animalcules — are a group of single-celled freshwater protozoa.
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She had studied in New York and worked at the Actors Studio, according to De Stentor, a Dutch newspaper.
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Beating cilia propel Stentor as it twists and turns in search of food in freshwater streams and lakes.
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