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noun
- a ribbon worn in the hair in ancient Greece
- (architecture) a band between the frieze and architrave in the Doric order
- (anatomy) any ribbon-like band of tissue
- (biology) a tapeworm, and similar worms of the genus Taenia
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noun
- A type of parasite, parasitical worm which infests the intestines of both animals and humans.
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noun (plural: tarantulae)
- A species of wolf spider, Lycosa tarentula.
- A "true tarantula", consisting of large, hairy spiders comprising the family Theraphosidae.
- A member of several other groups of spiders, generally characterized by large size, hairiness, or close relation to family Theraphosidae.
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proper noun
- (Greek mythology) a god of the sea, son of Poseidon
- (astronomy) the seventh moon of Neptune
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noun
- (anatomy) A turbinal or turbinate bone.
adjective
- Shaped or spinning like a top.
- In the shape of a coil.
- (zoology) Spiral and decreasing sharply in diameter from base to apex. Used especially of shells.
- (anatomy) Of, or relating to, the turbinate bone.
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