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Answer for the clue "Architectural band ", 6 letters:
taenia

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Taenia (Latin for "flat band") can refer to: Taenia (costume) , a ribbon worn in the hair in ancient Greece Taenia (architecture) of Doric columns In medicine and anatomy Taenia coli of the large intestine Taenia thalami of the mammal brain Taenia of fourth ...

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 ...

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)]

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 ...

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.