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Taenidium
‖
Tae-nid′i-um
,
Noun.
;
pl.
Taenidia
(#)
.
[NL., dim. fr. L.
taenia
a ribbon.]
(Zool.)
The chitinous fiber forming the spiral thread of the tracheae of insects. See
Illust.
of
Trachea
.
Definition
2025
taenidium
taenidium
English
Noun
taenidium
(
plural
taenidia
)
(
zoology
)
The
chitinous
fibre
forming the
spiral
thread
of the
tracheae
of
insects
.
Etymology
Diminutive from
Latin
taenia
a ribbon.
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