tenia

American  

[tee-nee-uh] / ˈti ni ə /

noun

plural

teniae

1. a variant of taenia.

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tenia British  

/ ˈtiːnɪə /

noun

1. the US spelling of taenia

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Example Sentences

This view is supported by Estudillo, who saw the region in 1819 and says that the spot "... donde Tape tenia su rancheria" was 24 leagues south of Cheneches and 25 leagues north of Notonto.

From The Aboriginal Population of the San Joaquin Valley, California by Cook, Sherburne F.

She was attacked with a severe inflammation of the right eye, which had to be enucleated, and was found full of tenia echinococcus, evidently derived from the dog's tongue.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

"Habia," says he," una gracia singular, que qualquier con él fablese, luego le amaba é le deseaba servir, porque tenia la communicacion amigable."

From The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 3 by Prescott, William Hickling

Torquemada's words, cited by Bandelier, are "Quando entraron los Espa�oles, dicen que tenia mas de quarenta mil vecinos esta ciudad."

From The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest by Fiske, John

"Adoraban � Viracocha por hacedor de todas las cosas, como � el sol y a Hachaccuna los adoraban porque los tenia por hijos de Viracocha y por cosa muy allegada suya," p.

From American Hero-Myths A Study in the Native Religions of the Western Continent by Brinton, Daniel Garrison