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Taenia

Taenia Meaning & Definition
Taenia Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Taenia?

[n] tapeworms parasitic in humans which uses the pig as its intermediate host
[n] a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband

Synonyms | Synonyms for Taenia: fillet | tenia

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See Also | cestode | genus Taenia | headband | tapeworm

Taenia In Webster's Dictionary

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

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