Taenia or tænia, from Greek () and Latin (both meaning 'tape' or 'ribbon') may refer to:
Anatomy
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Taenia coli, three separate longitudinal ribbons of smooth muscle of the large intestine
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Taenia thalami, a superior surface of the thalamus of the mammal brain
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Taenia of fourth ventricle, two narrow bands of white matter of the mammal brain
Zoology
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''Taenia'' (tapeworm), a tapeworm genus
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Cepola'' or ''Taenia'', a bandfish genus
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''Tinea'' (moth) or ''Taenia'', a fungus moth genus
* ''Taenia'', a
Scarabaeidae
The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change in recent years. Several sub ...
genus
Other uses
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Taenia (architecture)
A taenia (Latin ''taenia''; derived from the Ancient Greek ταινία ('' tainía''): "band" or "ribbon") is a small " fillet" molding near the top of the architrave in a Doric column.
In classical architecture, the entire structure above the ...
, a small fillet molding near the top of the architrave in a Doric column
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Tainia (costume)
In ancient Greek costume, a tainia ( grc, ταινία; pl: or lat, taenia; pl: ''taeniae'') was a headband, ribbon, or fillet.
The tainia headband was worn with the traditional ancient Greek costume. The headbands were worn at Greek festiva ...
or Taenia, a ribbon worn in the hair in ancient Greece
See also
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Ribbon
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