taenia
noun pl. taeniae
- an ancient Greek headband or fillet
- Anat. a ribbonlike part or structure, as of muscle or nerve tissue
- Archit. a band between the frieze and the architrave of a Doric entablature
- Zool. a tapeworm (esp. genus Taenia)
See taenia in American Heritage Dictionary 4
also te·ni·a (tēˈnē-ə)
noun pl. tae·ni·ae also
te·ni·ae (-nē-ēˌ) or
tae·ni·as also
te·ni·as - A narrow band or ribbon for the hair that was worn in ancient Greece.
- Architecture A band in the Doric order that separates the frieze from the architrave.
- Anatomy A ribbonlike band of tissue or muscle.
- A flatworm of the genus Taenia, which includes many tapeworms.
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