Associations to the word «Taenia»
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Wiktionary
TAENIA, noun. (historical) A ribbon worn in the hair in ancient Greece.
TAENIA, noun. (architecture) (Doric architecture) A band between the frieze and architrave in the Doric order.
TAENIA, noun. (anatomy) Any of several ribbon-like bands of tissue.
TAENIA, noun. (biology) Any species of the genus Taenia of tapeworms.
TAENIA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Taeniidae — certain tapeworms.
Dictionary definition
TAENIA, noun. A narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband.
TAENIA, noun. Tapeworms parasitic in humans which uses the pig as its intermediate host.
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