Taenia
Pronunciation : T?"ni*a
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [L., a ribbon, a tapeworm.]
Definition : 1. (Zo?l.)
Defn: A genus of intestinal worms which includes the common tapeworms of man. See Tapeworm.
2. (Anat.)
Defn: A band; a structural line; -- applied to several bands and lines of nervous matter in the brain.
3. (Arch.)
Defn: The fillet, or band, at the bottom of a Doric frieze, separating it from the architrave.
pl. T?ni
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913