taenidium

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taenidium - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Taenidium \Tae*nid"i*um\, n.; 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.
     [1913 Webster]