Taenia

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Taenia \Tae"ni*a\, n.; pl. {Taeniae}. [L., a ribbon, a
     tapeworm.]
     1. (Zool.) A genus of intestinal worms which includes the
        common tapeworms of man. See {Tapeworm}.
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     2. (Anat.) A band; a structural line; -- applied to several
        bands and lines of nervous matter in the brain.
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     3. (Arch.) The fillet, or band, at the bottom of a Doric
        frieze, separating it from the architrave.
        [1913 Webster] Taeniacide

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  taenia
       n 1: a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband
            [syn: {tenia}, {fillet}]
       2: tapeworms parasitic in humans which uses the pig as its
          intermediate host
       [also: {taeniae} (pl)]