Associations to the word «Taenia»

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.

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.