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retinaculum
[ ret-n-ak-yuh-luhm ]
noun
, plural ret·i·nac·u·la [ret-n-, ak, -y, uh, -l, uh].
- Anatomy, Zoology. any of various small structures that hook, clasp, or bind other structures to move them or hold them in place.
- Entomology. a bristle on the butterfly forewing that clasps to the frenulum of the hindwing.
retinaculum
/ ˌrɛtɪˈnækjʊləm /
noun
- connection or retention or something that connects or retains
- zoology a small hook that joins the forewing and hind wing of a moth during flight
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Derived Forms
- ˌretiˈnacular, adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of retinaculum1
1815–25; < New Latin; Latin retināculum tether, rope which holds fast or restrains, equivalent to retin ( ēre ) to hold fast, retain + -ā- (from v. stems ending in -ā-; gubernaculum ) + -culum -cule 2
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Word History and Origins
Origin of retinaculum1
C18 (a surgical instrument used in castration): Latin, from rētinēre to hold back
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Example Sentences
This process is termed the retinaculum, and serves, in conjunction with the frenulum, to lock the wings together during flight.
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In many of the Lepidoptera both frenulum and retinaculum are entirely wanting.
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The retinaculum is not correctly represented in this figure, it arises from the anterior side of the sub-costal nervure.
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Most, however, have four, the leaf stomach or psalterium being intercalated between the retinaculum and the abomasum.
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