FRENULUM


Meaning of FRENULUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfren-yə-ləm ]

noun

( plural fren·u·la -lə)

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.