frenulum

American  

[fren-yuh-luhm] / ˈfrɛn yə ləm /

noun

frenula plural

1. Anatomy, Zoology. a small frenum.

2. Entomology. a strong spine or group of bristles on the hindwing of many butterflies and moths, projecting beneath the forewing and serving to hold the two wings together in flight.

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frenulum British  

/ ˈfrɛnjʊləm /

noun

1. a strong bristle or group of bristles on the hind wing of some moths and other insects, by which the forewing and hind wing are united during flight

2. a small fraenum

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• frenular
  adjective

Inflected Forms

noun

• frenula
  plural

Etymology

Origin of frenulum

First recorded in 1890–95; New Latin, from frēn(um) frenum + -ulum, neuter of -ulus -ule

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