[ 'ti:nɪə ]
( US tenia )
■ noun ( plural ~e -nɪi: or ~s )
1》 Anatomy a flat ribbon-like structure in the body.
↘( ~e coli 'kəʊlʌɪ ) the smooth longitudinal muscles of the colon.
2》 Architecture a fillet between a Doric architrave and frieze.
3》 (in ancient Greece) a band or ribbon worn round a person's head.
Derivatives
taenioid adjective
Origin
C16: via L. from Gk tainia 'band, ribbon'.