Category:Taenia

Tæ"ni*a, n.; pl. Tæniæ. Etym: [l., a ribbon, a tapeworm.]

1. (zoöl.)

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.