taeniae
ni noun, plural tae·ni·ae 
[-nee-ee] .
[-nee-ee] . 1.
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
2.
Architecture. (on a Doric entablature) a fillet or band separating the frieze from the architrave.
3.
Anatomy. a ribbonlike structure, as certain bands of white nerve fibers in the brain.
4.
any tapeworm of the genus Taenia, parasitic in humans and other mammals.
Also, tenia.
Origin:
1555–65; < Latin < Greek tainía band, ribbon; (in def 4) < Neo-Latin, Latin, as above
1555–65; < Latin < Greek tainía band, ribbon; (in def 4) < Neo-Latin, Latin, as above
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To taeniae
00:10
Taeniae
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
Collins
World English Dictionary
taenia or (US) tenia (ˈtiːnɪə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -niae | |
| 1. | (in ancient Greece) a narrow fillet or headband for the hair |
| 2. | architect the fillet between the architrave and frieze of a Doric entablature |
| 3. | anatomy any bandlike structure or part |
| 4. | any tapeworm of the genus Taenia, such as T. soleum, a parasite of man that uses the pig as its intermediate host |
| [C16: via Latin from Greek tainia narrow strip; related to Greek teinein to stretch] | |
| tenia or (US) tenia (ˈtiːnɪə, -nɪˌiː) | |
| —n | |
| [C16: via Latin from Greek tainia narrow strip; related to Greek teinein to stretch] | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
taenia tae·ni·a or te·ni·a (tē'nē-ə)
n. pl tae·ni·as or tae·ni·ae (-nē-ē')
A ribbonlike band of tissue or muscle.
A flatworm of the genus Taenia, which includes many tapeworms. Not in technical use.
Taenia Tae·ni·a (tē'nē-ə)
n.
A genus of cestodes that formerly included most of the tapeworms but is now restricted to those species infecting carnivores with a cysticercus.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
Related Searches
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
