释义
n.
Anatomy a small fold or ridge of tissue which supports or checks the motion of the part to which it is attached, in particular a fold of skin beneath the tongue, or between the lip and the gum
【剖】 系带。
Entomology (in some moths and butterflies) a bristle or row of bristles on the edge of the hindwing which keeps it in contact with the forewing
【昆】 (一些蛾和蝴蝶的)翅缰。
词源
"early 18th cent.: modern Latin, diminutive of Latin frenum ‘bridle’."