tenia

tae·ni·a also te·ni·a   (tē'nē-ə)    n.   pl. tae·ni·ae also te·ni·ae (-nē-ē') or tae·ni·as also te·ni·as A narrow band or ribbon for the hair that was worn in ancient Greece. Architecture A band in the Doric order that separates the frieze from the architrave. Anatomy A ribbonlike band of tissue or muscle. A flatworm of the genus Taenia, which includes many tapeworms. [Latin, ribbon, tapeworm, from Greek tainiā; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

Main Entry: tae·nia
Pronunciation: 'tE-nE-&
Function: noun
1 a also te·nia /'tE-nE-&/ plural taenias also tenias : TAPEWORM b capitalized : a genus ofcyclophyllidean tapeworms that is the type of the family Taeniidae, that comprises forms usually occurring as adults in the intestines of carnivores and as larvae in various ruminants, and thatincludes the beef tapeworm (T. saginata) and the pork tapeworm (T. solium) of humans
2 or tenia plural tae·ni·ae /-nE-"E,-"I/ or taenias or te·ni·ae or tenias : a band of nervous tissue or of muscle

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.