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Tae·ni·a n.; pl. Taeniae
1. Zool. 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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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)]