Translingual

Stentor polymorphus

Etymology

From Latin Stentōr, from Ancient Greek Στέντωρ ‎(Sténtōr), the name of a herald in the Iliad who had a loud voice.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈstɛnˌtɔr/

Proper noun

Stentor f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Stentoridae – a genus of large chromist, whose shape resembles a trumpet.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Chromista - kingdom; Harosa - subkingdom; Halvaria - infrakingdom; Alveolata - superphylum; Ciliophora - phylum; Postciliodesmatophora - subphylum; Heterotrichea - class; Heterotrichida - order; Stentoridae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Stentor coerulaeus, Stentor muelleri, Stentor polymorphus, Stentor roeseli (species)

External links

• Stentor (protozoa) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Stentor on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Stentor on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Proper noun

Stentor

1. A herald in the Iliad celebrated for his loud voice.

Derived terms

• stentorian
• stentorious

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Στέντωρ ‎(Sténtōr).

Proper noun

Stentōr m ‎(genitive Stentoris); third declension

1. Stentor

Declension

Third declension.

Derived terms

• Stentoreus

References

• Stentor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Stentor”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

English

A stentor (prozoan),
Stentor polymorphus

Noun

stentor ‎(plural stentors)

1. A person with a powerful or stentorian voice.
   • 1609, Ben Jonson, Epicoene Act IV, Scene II, 1989, Johanna Procter (editor), The Selected Plays of Ben Jonson, Volume 1, page 381,

     Rogues, hellhounds, Stentors, out of my doors, you sons of noise and tumult, begot on an ill May Day, or when the galley-foist is afloat to Westminster!

2. Any protozoan of the genus Stentor.
   • 1894, James H. Logan, Observations on Amœba and Stentor, Western Druggist, Volume 16, page 7,

     Ere long a solitary amœba and stentor were found engaged in a struggle, which continued for some time with varying success, finally ending with the escape of the latter.

   • 1943, The Biological Review, Volumes 5-18, page 15,

     When the stentors become too numerous it is a simple matter to subdivide the culture and add the requisite amount of spring water to each culture.

   • 2004, Helen Saul, Phobias: Fighting the Fear, page 42,

     It can be an irritant even for humans and is certainly toxic to tiny animals like stentor. He added carmine to the water tank in which the stentor was living, and simply watched to see what happened.

3. A part of the amplification system of a carillon.^[1][2]
   • 1956, College and University Business, Volume 21, page 65,

     The unit is completely automatic in operation and tower stentors, matching the power output of the amplifier, are provided for roof or tower mounting.

4. A howler monkey.

References

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Derived terms

• stentorian

French

Noun

stentor m ‎(plural stentors)

1. stentor

   une voix de stentor

   A stentorian voice.