Main Entry: tae·nia

Pronunciation: \ˈtē-nē-ə\

Function: noun

1 a also te·nia \ˈtē-nē-ə\ plural taenias also tenias : tapeworm b capitalized : a genus of cyclophyllidean tapeworms that is the type of the family Taeniidae, that comprises forms usually occurring as adults in the intestines of carnivores and as larvae in various ruminants, and that includes the beef tapeworm (T. saginata) and the pork tapeworm (T. solium) of humans
2 or tenia plural tae·ni·ae \-nē-ˌē, -ˌī\ or taenias or te·ni·ae or tenias : a band of nervous tissue or of muscle