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tae·nia
n 1 a also te*nia pl taenias also tenias : TAPEWORM b cap : a genus of cyclophyllidean tapeworms that is the type of the family Taeniidae, that comprises forms usu. 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 pl tae*ni*ae or taenias or te*ni*ae or tenias : a band of nervous tissue or of muscle .
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