Taenia

See also: taenia and tænia

Translingual

Taenia solium

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ταινία (tainía, “band, ribbon”).

Proper noun

Taenia f

1. 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