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Meaning of cremaster

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

cremaster

Pronunciation:/kɹiːˈmastə//kɹiˈmæstəɹ/

noun

Definitions

  1. A thin muscle attached to the testicles.

  2. In the pupae of certain species of butterfly, a hook-shaped protuberance from the rear of the chrysalis casing, by which the caterpillar fixes itself to the pad of silk it has cemented to the underside of a perch.