тения
Bulgarian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin taenia (“tape”), called so due to the oblong shape of the worm.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editте́ния • (ténija) f (relational adjective те́ниев)
- tapeworm, taenia (parasitic flatworm of family Taeniidae)
- (by generalization) cestode (any flatworm of class Cestoda)
- Synonym: ле́нтъчен че́рвей (léntǎčen čérvej)
- (by extension) disease caused by infection with tapeworms
Declension
editDeclension of те́ния
Hyponyms
edit- сви́нска те́ния (svínska ténija, “pork tapeworm (Taenia solium”)
- гове́жда те́ния (govéžda ténija, “beef tapeworm (Taenia saginata”)
- о́вча те́ния (óvča ténija, “sheep tapeworm (Moniezia expansa”)
- ку́чешка те́ния (kúčeška ténija, “dog tapeworm (Echinococcus)”)
- ри́бна те́ния (ríbna ténija, “fish tapeworm (Diphyllobothrium)”)