Word: cremasters
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cre
ma
sters
Definition: Plural of cremaster. 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: cremaster
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: 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 Compounds: Affix: κρεμαστήρ
Language: grc
Decoded: kremaster
Meaning: suspender
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.