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Noun: taenia (taeniae,taenias)  tee-nee-u
  1. A narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband
    - tenia [US], fillet
     
  2. Tapeworms parasitic in humans which uses the pig as its intermediate host

Sounds like: teenier

Derived forms: taeniae, taenias

Type of: cestode, hairband, headband, tapeworm

Part of: genus Taenia

Encyclopedia: Taenia

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