Tē'ni-oid, a.
a. [Fr. ténioïde, from Gr. ταίνια, Lat. tænia, a tape-worm, and εἶδος, likeness.] Belonging to the family of worms of which the tape-worm is an example. [Written also tænioid.]
a. [Fr. ténioïde, from Gr. ταίνια, Lat. tænia, a tape-worm, and εἶδος, likeness.] Belonging to the family of worms of which the tape-worm is an example. [Written also tænioid.]