taenidium

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noun

The chitinous fibre forming the spiral thread of the tracheae of insects

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Meanings

nountaenidium (plural taenidia)

plural taenidia

  1. biologyThe chitinous fibre forming the spiral thread of the tracheae of insects

Origin

  1. Latintaenia“ribbon”
  2. Englishtaenidium

From Latin taenia (“ribbon”) + -idium.

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APA

taenidium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taenidium

MLA

“taenidium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taenidium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “taenidium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taenidium.

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