Taenia \Tae"ni*a\, n.; pl. {Taeniae}. [L., a ribbon, a
tapeworm.]
1. (Zool.) A genus of intestinal worms which includes the
common tapeworms of man. See {Tapeworm}.
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2. (Anat.) A band; a structural line; -- applied to several
bands and lines of nervous matter in the brain.
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3. (Arch.) The fillet, or band, at the bottom of a Doric
frieze, separating it from the architrave.
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