taenia

English Thesaurus

1. tapeworms parasitic in humans which uses the pig as its intermediate host (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	cestode, tapeworm,
definition	:	ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	genus taenia,
definition	:	type genus of the family Taeniidae: tapeworms (noun.animal)

2. a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	headband,
definition	:	a band worn around or over the head (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	filet, fillet,
definition	:	decorate with a lace of geometric designs (verb.creation)

derivation	:	filet, fillet,
definition	:	decorate with a lace of geometric designs (verb.creation)