taenia
(noun) tapeworms parasitic in humans which uses the pig as its intermediate host
taenia, tenia, fillet
(noun) a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband
taenia, tenia, fillet
(noun) a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband
Source: WordNet® 3.1
taenia (plural taenias or taeniae)
(historical) A ribbon worn in the hair in ancient Greece.
(architecture, Doric architecture) A band between the frieze and architrave in the Doric order.
(anatomy) Any of several ribbon-like bands of tissue.
(biology) Any species of the genus Taenia of tapeworms.
• antiae
Source: Wiktionary
Tæ"ni*a, n.; pl. Tæniæ. Etym: [L., a ribbon, a tapeworm.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of intestinal worms which includes the common tapeworms of man. See Tapeworm.
2. (Anat.)
Definition: A band; a structural line; -- applied to several bands and lines of nervous matter in the brain.
3. (Arch.)
Definition: The fillet, or band, at the bottom of a Doric frieze, separating it from the architrave.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
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