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stertor

ster·tor [ stúrtər ]


noun 
Definition:
 
noisy snoring: noisy or laborious snoring, heard when somebody is deeply unconscious or when there are obstructed air passages

[Early 19th century. < modern Latin< Latin stertere "to snore"]

ster·to·rous adjective
ster·to·rous·ly adverb
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