Search for crossword answers and clues
Ancient headband or fillet
Answer for the clue "Ancient headband or fillet ", 6 letters:
taenia
Alternative clues for the word taenia
Word definitions for taenia in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband [syn: tenia , fillet ] tapeworms parasitic in humans which uses the pig as its intermediate host [also: taeniae (pl)]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Taenia is a genus of tapeworms (a type of helminth ) that includes some important parasites of livestock. Members of the genus are responsible for taeniasis and cysticercosis in humans , which are a type of helminthiasis belonging to the group of neglected ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context historical English) A ribbon worn in the hair in ancient Greece. 2 (context architecture Doric architecture English) A band between the frieze and architrave in the Doric order. 3 (context anatomy English) Any of several ribbon-like bands ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Taenia \T[ae]"ni*a\, n.; pl. T[ae]ni[ae] . [L., a ribbon, a tapeworm.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of intestinal worms which includes the common tapeworms of man. See Tapeworm . (Anat.) A band; a structural line; -- applied to several bands and lines of nervous ...
Usage examples of taenia.
But this is almost certainly the disease cysticercosis, caused by the larva of Taenia solium.
One dose is said to be effective in destroying both kinds of tapeworms, the taenia solium and bothriocephalus latus.