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frenate

American  
[free-neyt] / ˈfri neɪt /

adjective

  1. having a frenum or frenulum.

Etymology

Origin of frenate

< New Latin frēnātus, special use of Latin frēnātus furnished with a bridle. See frenum, -ate 1

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Frenulum hook: in the males of frenate Lepidoptera, a hook or fold into which the frenulum is fitted.

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