‖Tæ″ni‐a (?), n.; pl.Tæniæ (#). 1. (Zoöl.) A genus of intestinal worms which includes the common tapeworms of man. See Tapeworm.
2. (Anat.) A band; a structural line; — applied to several bands and lines of nervous matter in the brain.
3. (Arch.) The fillet, or band, at the bottom of a Doric frieze, separating it from the architrave.