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Definition of Tenioid
1. a. See Tænoid.
Definition of Tenioid
1. Adjective. (alternative form of taenioid) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tenioid
1. like a tapeworm [adj]
Medical Definition of Tenioid
1. 1. Band-shaped; ribbon-shaped. 2. Resembling a tapeworm. Synonym: teniform. Origin: G. Tainia, a tape, + eidos, resemblance (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tenioid
Literary usage of Tenioid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine, Taylor and Francis (1850)
"These cords resemble those met with in most tenioid worms, and which ME Blanchard
has, in some examples, succeeded in injecting. The neck is clearly defined ..."
2. Leading Cases on International Law by Lawrence Boyd Evans (1922)
"... nave increased tenioid, and a re-export trade to Germany has been developed.
During the first year of the war such re-export trade amounted to over 1200 ..."
3. Dictionary of English Language Exhibiting Orthography, Pronunciation and by Arnold James Cooley (1861)
"tenioid, te'-ne-oyd, a. Den. a family of ento- zoa embr. tape-worms, (zool.)
Ttnn'is*, vt. To drive fas a ball at t.) :—vi. To play at tennis. ..."
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