"castratrix" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kæsˈtɹeɪtɹɪks/ [UK] Forms: castratrices [plural]
Etymology: Latin castratrix or castrate + -trix with feminine agent-nounal suffix; compare castrator. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|castratrix}} Latin castratrix, {{suffix|en|castrate|-trix}} castrate + -trix, {{m|en|castrator}} castrator Head templates: {{en-noun|castratrices}} castratrix (plural castratrices)
  1. (chiefly used in philosophy or psychoanalysis) A female who castrates (either literally or metaphorically). Categories (topical): People, Philosophy, Psychoanalysis Related terms: castrator

Inflected forms

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