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TAENIA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: taeniae   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tapeworms parasitic in humans which uses the pig as its intermediate host

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("taenia" is a kind of...):

cestode; tapeworm (ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates)

Holonyms ("taenia" is a member of...):

genus Taenia (type genus of the family Taeniidae: tapeworms)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband

Synonyms:

fillet; taenia; tenia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("taenia" is a kind of...):

headband (a band worn around or over the head)

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