TAENIA


Meaning of TAENIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also te·nia ˈtē-nē-ə

( plural tae·ni·ae -nē-ˌī, -ˌē ; or -nias )

Etymology: Latin, ribbon, fillet, from Greek tainia; akin to Greek teinein to stretch — more at thin

Date: 1563

1. : a band on a Doric order separating the frieze from the architrave

2. : tapeworm

3. : an ancient Greek fillet

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.