n. (US tenia) (pl. taeniae or taenias)
1. Archit. a fillet between a Doric architrave and frieze.
2 Anat. any flat ribbon-like structure, esp. the muscles of the colon.
3 any large tapeworm of the genus Taenia, esp. T. saginata and T. soleum, parasitic on humans.
4 Gk Antiq. a fillet or headband.
Derivatives:
taenioid adj.
Etymology: L f. Gk tainia ribbon