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tae·nia
\ˈtēnēə, -nyə\ noun
Etymology: Latin, from Greek tainia; akin to Greek teinein to stretch — more at thin
1. plural taenias : an ancient Greek fillet
2. also te·nia \ˈtēnēə, -nyə\plural taeni·ae \-nēˌē\ or taenias also tenias : a band on a Doric order separating the frieze from the architrave
3. also tenia plural taeniae or taenias also tenias [New Latin, from Latin] : a band of nervous tissue or muscle
4.
a. also tenia plural taenias also tenias : tapeworm
b. capitalized [New Latin, from Latin] : a genus (the type of the family Taeniidae) of cyclophyllidean tapeworms including the common beef and pork tapeworms of man and numerous other forms usually occurring as adults in the intestines of carnivores and as larvae in various ruminants |