stentor

A stentor (prozoan),
Stentor polymorphus

Meaning

Noun

A person with a powerful or stentorian voice.
Any protozoan of the genus Stentor.
A part of the amplification system of a carillon.
A howler monkey.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin Stentōr, from Ancient Greek Στέντωρ, the name of a herald in the Iliad who had a loud voice.

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