n.
Pronunciation: ' fren-y ə -l ə m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -la \ -l ə \
Etymology: New Latin, diminutive of Latin frenum
Date: circa 1706
1 : a connecting fold of membrane serving to support or restrain a part (as the tongue)
2 : a bristle or group of bristles on the front edge of the posterior wings of some lepidoptera that unites the wings by interlocking with a catch on the posterior part of the forewings