fren|u|lum

fren|u|lum: fren|u|lum «FREHN yuh luhm», noun, plural -la «-luh».

1. a small frenum.

2. a slender, stiff process extending from the hind wing of most moths and interlocking with a process on the front wing, keeping the two wings of a side together in flight.

╂[< New Latin frenulum (diminutive) < frēnum bridle]

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fren — fren·tón; fren·u·lar; fren·u·lum; fren·zied; fren·zy; fren·zied·ly; … English syllables
lum — ac·e·tab·u·lum; acic·u·lum; am·y·lum; an·te·bel·lum; an·te·o·per·cu·lum; as·co·phyl·lum; as·per·gil·lum; asy·lum; bac·u·lum; bel·lum; blaf·lum; blel·lum; bol·bo·phyl·lum; brach·y·phyl·lum; cal·o·phyl·lum; ca·lum·ba; ca·lum·ni·ate;… … English syllables
frenulum — fren·u·lum … English syllables
frenulum — fren•u•lum [[t]ˈfrɛn yə ləm[/t]] n. pl. la ( lə). 1) anat. zool. a small frenum 2) ent a strong spine or group of bristles on the hind wing of many butterflies and moths, projecting beneath the forewing and serving to hold the two wings together… … From formal English to slang
Frenulum — From the diminutive of the Latin for a bridle, that is something that has a restraining function. For example, the frenulum of the tongue attaches it to the floor of the mouth and appears to restrain it. An unusually short lingual frenulum… … Medical dictionary

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