TAENIASIS; TENIASIS
Tæ*ni"a*sis, n. Also Te*ni"a*sis. [NL. See Tænia.] (Med.)
Defn: Ill health due to tænia, or tapeworms.
TAENIATA
Tæ`ni*a"ta, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. L. taenia a ribbon.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A division of Ctenophora including those which have a long, ribbonlike body. The Venus's girdle is the most familiar example.
TAENIDIUM Tæ*nid"i*um, n.; pl. Tænidia. Etym: [NL., dim. fr. L. taenia a ribbon.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The chitinous fiber forming the spiral thread of the tracheæ of insects. See Illust. of Trachea.
TAENIOGLOSSA
Tæ`ni*o*glos"sa, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: An extensive division of gastropod mollusks in which the odontophore is long and narrow, and usually bears seven rows of teeth. It includes a large number of families both marine and fresh- water.
TAENIOGLOSSATE
Tæ`ni*o*glos"sate, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Tænioglossa.