Taenia or tænia, from Greek () and Latin (both meaning 'tape' or 'ribbon') may refer to:
Anatomy
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Taenia coli
The taeniae coli (also teniae coli or tenia coli) are three separate longitudinal ribbons (''taeniae'' meaning ribbon in Latin) of smooth muscle on the outside of the ascending, transverse, descending and sigmoid colons. They are visible and can ...
, 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
A ribbon or riband is a thin band of material, typically cloth but also plastic or sometimes metal, used primarily as decorative binding and tying. Cloth ribbons are made of natural materials such as silk, cotton, and jute and of synthetic mater ...
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