What is "frenum"

Usage examples of "frenum".

These cirripedes have no branchiae, the whole surface of the body and sack, including the small frena, serving for respiration.

Therefore I do not doubt that little folds of skin, which originally served as ovigerous frena, but which, likewise, very slightly aided the act of respiration, have been gradually converted by natural selection into branchiae, simply through an increase in their size and the obliteration of their adhesive glands.

Afterwards he had cried again, and frena had put a hand on his shoulder and hugged him.

One, that he still loved frena Dezov, and much more than he even realized, and two rather more disturbing, that she was married.

The Skoda pulled up outside the dacha and Stanski, Anna and frena climbed out.

A widow, frena Dezov was aged thirty-eight, and there was a photograph that showed a handsome dark-haired woman.

They arranged secretly through Mossad for myself and Sasha, along with Henri and frena, to live in Israel under new identities.

English were deserted in the battle, from the cowardice or treachery of their three leaders, all of them men of Danish race, Frena, Frithegist, and Godwin, who gave the example of a shameful flight to the troops under their command.

The Balanidae or sessile cirripedes, on the other hand, have no ovigerous frena, the eggs lying loose at the bottom of the sack, in the well-enclosed shell.

Frena, ovigerous, of cirripedes Fresh-water productions, dispersal of Fries on species in large genera being closely allied to other species Frigate-bird Frogs on islands Fruit-trees, gradual improvement of.

He shifted his index finger and rubbed its tip over the sensitive folds of the frenum.