"-tene" meaning in English

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Suffix

Etymology: From Ancient Greek ταινία (tainía, “ribbon, band, fillet”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|ταινία|t=ribbon, band, fillet}} Ancient Greek ταινία (tainía, “ribbon, band, fillet”) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -tene, {{en-suffix}} -tene
  1. (biology) Ribbon-like structure; Used to form words relating the structure of chromosomes in meiosis Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en--tene-en-suffix-TJiwzBs2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biology, natural-sciences

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