TAENIA

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

TENIA

taenia, tenia, fillet

(noun) a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

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.

Anagrams

• 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



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