cremaster

/kri-mas-ter/US // krɪˈmæs tər //

绉绉的,绉绉的的,绉绉巴巴的,绉绉绉的

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : Entomology. a usually hooklike process on the posterior tip of a chrysalis, for attaching the pupa to a stem, twig, etc.
- : Anatomy. the suspensory muscle of the testis.

The pupa is fastened to this pad by a spiny hook or process, the cremaster (fig. 23 cr), on the last abdominal segment.
The tongue-case is long and projects for a considerable distance beyond the somewhat short cremaster.
The cremaster, which is short, is bent upward at an oblique angle with the line of the ventral surface.
Cremaster: a stout spine, process or hooked area at the hind end of pupae in Lepidoptera.
Crotchets: the curved spines or hooks on the prolegs of caterpillars and on the cremaster of pupae.