Meanings
nouncremaster (plural cremasters)
plural cremasters
- biologyIn 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.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA thin muscle attached to the testicles.
Similar
musculus cremaster
Origin
- Ancient Greekκρεμαστήρ“suspender”
- Englishcremaster
From Ancient Greek κρεμαστήρ (kremastḗr, “suspender”).
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek κρεμαστήρ
- κρεμαστήρ (kremastḗr)thin muscle attached to the testicles
Chinese Mandarin 提睾肌
- 提睾肌 (tígāojī)thin muscle attached to the testicles
Finnish kiveksen kohottajalihas, cremaster
- kiveksen kohottajalihasthin muscle attached to the testicles
- cremasterthin muscle attached to the testicles
French crémaster
- crémasterthin muscle attached to the testicles
Icelandic kólfvöðvi
- kólfvöðvithin muscle attached to the testicles
Russian крема́стер
- крема́стер (kremáster)thin muscle attached to the testicles
Spanish cremáster
- cremásterthin muscle attached to the testicles
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with cremaster
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
cremaster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cremaster
MLA
“cremaster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cremaster. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cremaster,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cremaster.
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