Definition of TAENIA

taenia

Meanings

Plural: taeniae, taenias

Noun

  • a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband
  • tapeworms parasitic in humans which uses the pig as its intermediate host
  • A ribbon worn in the hair in ancient Greece.
  • A band between the frieze and architrave in the Doric order.
  • Any of several ribbon-like bands of tissue.
  • Any species of the genus Taenia of tapeworms.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin taenia, from Ancient Greek ταινία (tainía, “ribbon, tape”).

Synonyms

fillet, tenia

Scrabble Score: 6

taenia is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
taenia is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
taenia is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

taenia is a valid Words With Friends word