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Noun: cremaster
  1. (anatomy) a thin muscle attached to the testicles
    "The cremaster muscle helps regulate the temperature of the testicles by raising or lowering them"
     
  2. (zoology) a hook-shaped protuberance from a butterfly pupa, used for anchoring
    "The butterfly pupa hung securely from a twig by its cremaster"

Derived forms: cremasters

Encyclopedia: Cremaster