TÆNIA
\tˈe͡ɪniə], \tˈeɪniə], \t_ˈeɪ_n_i__ə]\
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t[=e]'ni-a, n. a ribbon or fillet: the fillet above the architrave of the Doric order: a tapeworm.--n. TÆ'NICIDE, a drug that destroys tapeworms.--adj. TÆ'NIFORM, ribbon-like.--n. TÆ'NIFUGE, anything used to expel tapeworms.--adj. TÆ'NIOID, ribbon-like. [L.,--Gr. tainia, a band.]
By Thomas Davidson