ˈteləˌmän, -_mən noun
( plural telamo·nes ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈmō(ˌ)nēz)
Etymology: Latin, from Greek telamōn bearer, supporter, from the stem of tlēnai to bear — more at tolerate
1. : a male figure used like a caryatid as a supporting column or pilaster : atlas 4
2.
[New Latin, from Latin]
: an accessory outgrowth of the cloacal wall forming part of the copulatory apparatus of various male nematode worms