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Meaning of cremaster | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
kɹiːˈmastə

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.

Equivalents

Español cremáster
Français crémaster
Русский крема́стер

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Cremate Cremated Cremates Cremating Cremation cremationism

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