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

taenia \tae"nia\, n.; pl. taeniae. l., a ribbon, a
   tapeworm.
   1. zool. a genus of intestinal worms which includes the
      common tapeworms of man. see tapeworm.
      1913 webster

   2. anat. a band; a structural line; -- applied to several
      bands and lines of nervous matter in the brain.
      1913 webster

   3. arch. the fillet, or band, at the bottom of a doric
      frieze, separating it from the architrave.
      1913 webster taeniacide
see also:
taeniae tapeworm 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
tenia fillet taeniae 

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