Taenia
See also: taenia and tænia
Translingual
Taenia solium
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek ταινία (tainía, “band, ribbon”).
Proper noun
Taenia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Taeniidae – certain tapeworms.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum; Platyhelminthes - phylum; Rhabditophora - subphylum; Neoophora - class; Neodermata - subclass; Cestoda - infraclass; Cyclophyllidea - order; Taeniidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Taenia arctos, Taenia asiatica, Taenia crassiceps, Taenia crocutae, Taenia hydatigena, Taenia krabbei, Taenia laticollis, Taenia lynsciscapreoli, Taenia madoquae, Taenia martis (marten tapeworm), Taenia multiceps, Taenia mustelae, Taenia omissa, Taenia ovis (sheep tapeworm), Taenia pisiformis, Taenia polyacantha, Taenia regis, Taenia saginata (beef tapeworm), Taenia serialis, Taenia solium (pork tapeworm), Taenia twitchelli - selected species
Derived terms
- Taeniidae
References
Taenia (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Taenia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Taenia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Taenia at National Center for Biotechnology Information