Stentor

·noun A howling monkey, or howler.

II. Stentor ·noun A herald, in the Iliad, who had a very loud voice; hence, any person having a powerful voice.

III. Stentor ·noun 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.