Tinea \Tin"e*a\, n. [L., a worm, a moth.]

1. (Med.) A name applied to various skin diseases, but especially to ringworm. See Ringworm, and Sycosis.

2. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of small Lepidoptera, including the clothes moths and carpet moths.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)