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cremaster

UK/kɹiːˈmastə/US/kɹiˈmæstəɹ/

cremaster noun: a thin muscle attached to the testicles.

Noun

cremaster (plural cremasters)

  1. A thin muscle attached to the testicles.
    Synonyms:
    musculus cremaster
  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.

cremaster meaning in Tamil

cremaster in Tamil

தொங்கட்டான் தசை, விரை உயர்த்தித்தசை

Synonyms of cremaster

  • musculus cremaster

Forms of cremaster

pluralcremasters

Origin of cremaster

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

Words formed from cremaster

Words that rhyme with cremaster

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Questions about cremaster

What does cremaster mean?
Cremaster means a thin muscle attached to the testicles.
What is cremaster in Tamil?
Cremaster in Tamil is தொங்கட்டான் தசை, விரை உயர்த்தித்தசை. See Cremaster meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cremaster?
Cremaster is a noun.
How do you pronounce cremaster?
Cremaster is pronounced /kɹiːˈmastə/ (UK).
What is the plural of cremaster?
The plural of cremaster is cremasters.

Words near cremaster in the dictionary

  1. crellids
  2. crem
  3. crema
  4. cremains
  5. cremas
  6. cremaster
  7. cremasterial
  8. cremasteric
  9. cremasters
  10. cremate
  11. cremated

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cremaster (page history and authors); cremaster (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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