taeniata

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taeniata - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Taeniata \Tae`ni*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. taenia a ribbon.]
     (Zool.)
     A division of Ctenophora including those which have a long,
     ribbonlike body. The Venus's girdle is the most familiar
     example.
     [1913 Webster]