Zool. a stiff bristle or group of bristles extending from the hind wing of some moths and interlocking with a structure on the front wing, linking the wings together in flight
See frenulum in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(frĕnˈyə-ləm)
nounpl.fren·u·la(-lə)
Anatomy A small frenum.
Entomology A bristly structure on the hind wings of certain moths and butterflies that holds the forewings and hind wings together during flight.