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- Word comparison: frenum vs. frenulum
frenum vs. frenulum
noun
Anatomy, Zoology.
plural frena
- a fold of membrane that checks or restrains the motion of a part, such as the fold on the underside of the tongue.
noun
plural frenula
- Anatomy, Zoology. a small frenum.
- 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. Compare jugum ( def 1 ).