| taenia saginata | The beef tapeworm. The most common of the big tapeworms that parasitises people, contracted from infected raw or rare beef. Can grow to be 12-25 feet (3.6-7.5 m) long in the human intestine. Also known as the african tapeworm. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| taeniola | Origin: L, dim. Of taenia a ribbon. <zoology> One of the radial partitions which separate the internal cavities of certain medusae. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |