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Definitions for cremaster
cre·mas·ter
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cremasternoun
A thin muscle attached to the testicles.
cremasternoun
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 κρεμαστήρ.
Webster Dictionary
Cremasternoun
a thin muscle which serves to draw up the testicle
Cremasternoun
the apex of the last abdominal segment of an insect
Etymology: [NL., from Gr. , fr. to hang.]
Entomology
Cremaster
a stout spine, process or hooked area at the hind end of pupae in Lepidoptera.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cremaster in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cremaster in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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