Tae′ni-a
,
;
[L., a ribbon, a tapeworm.]
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.