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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
taenia /ˈtiːnɪə/ (US tenia)

▶noun (pl. taeniae /-nɪiː/ or taenias)

1 Anatomy a flat ribbon-like structure in the body.
■ (taeniae coli /ˈkəʊlʌɪ/) the smooth longitudinal muscles of the colon.

2 Architecture a fillet between a Doric architrave and frieze.

3 (in ancient Greece) a band or ribbon worn round a person's head.

– derivatives
taenioid adjective.

– origin C16: via L. from Gk tainia ‘band, ribbon’.

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