retinaculum 的定义
plural ret·i·nac·u·la [ret-n-ak-yuh-luh]. /ˌrɛt nˈæk yə lə/.
- 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.
更多retinaculum例句
- This process is termed the retinaculum, and serves, in conjunction with the frenulum, to lock the wings together during flight.
- In many of the Lepidoptera both frenulum and retinaculum are entirely wanting.
- The retinaculum is not correctly represented in this figure, it arises from the anterior side of the sub-costal nervure.
- Most, however, have four, the leaf stomach or psalterium being intercalated between the retinaculum and the abomasum.