taenidium

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Taenidium \Tae*nid"i*um\, n.; pl. {Taenidia}. [NL., dim. fr. L.
   taenia a ribbon.] (Zool.)
   The chitinous fiber forming the spiral thread of the tracheae
   of insects. See Illust. of {Trachea}.
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