English Explanatory Dictionary

taenia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A ribbon worn in the hair in ancient Greece.
  2. A band between the frieze and architrave in the Doric order.
  3. Any of several ribbon-like bands of tissue.
  4. Any species of the genus Taenia of tapeworms.

Word forms

taenia taenias taeniae tænia tenia

Etymology

From Latin taenia, from Ancient Greek ταινία (tainía, “ribbon, tape”).

Derived words

taeniacide taenia libera taenia mesocolica taenia omentalis
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