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cremaster

Pronunciation: /kɹiːˈmastə/

The English word “cremaster” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  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.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κρεμαστήρ (kremastḗr, “suspender”).

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