| n. | 1. | (Zool.) A genus of intestinal worms which includes the common tapeworms of man. See Tapeworm. |
| 2. | (Anat.) A band; a structural line; - applied to several bands and lines of nervous matter in the brain. | |
| 3. | (Arch.) The fillet, or band, at the bottom of a Doric frieze, separating it from the architrave. |
| Noun | 1. | taenia - a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband |
| 2. | taenia - tapeworms parasitic in humans which uses the pig as its intermediate host |