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单词 stentor
释义 sten·tor
I. \ˈstentər\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: obsolete stent to access (by shortening & alteration from obsolete extent, from Middle English extenten to stretch out, assess) + -or — more at stent
chiefly Scotland : a tax assessor
II. \ˈsten.ˌtȯ(ə)r, -ȯ(ə), -ntə(r)\ noun
Etymology: after Stentor, Greek warrior mentioned in the Iliad famed for his powerful voice, from Latin & Greek; Latin Stentor, from Greek Stentōr
1. -s : a person having a powerful voice
 < parliamentary stentorsTime >
2. [New Latin, from Latin]
 a. capitalized : a widely distributed genus of heterotrichous ciliate protozoans that have a trumpet-shaped body attached to the substrate by the smaller end with the mouth at the larger end, are often brightly colored, and are among the largest infusorians
 b. -s : any protozoan of the genus Stentor
3. -s : howler monkey
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