- pallial
- Relating to the pallium.
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pal·li·al (palґe-əl) pertaining to the pallium.
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Pallial — Pal li*al, a. [L. pallium a mantle. See {Pall}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Of or pertaining to a mantle, especially to the mantle of mollusks; produced by the mantle; as, the pallial line, or impression, which marks the attachment of the mantle on the inner… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pallial — ˈpalēəl adjective Etymology: New Latin pallium + English al 1. : of or relating to the cerebral cortex 2. : of, relating to, or produced by a mantle of a mollusk nacre is regarded as a pallial secretion … Useful english dictionary
Pallial chamber — Pallial Pal li*al, a. [L. pallium a mantle. See {Pall}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Of or pertaining to a mantle, especially to the mantle of mollusks; produced by the mantle; as, the pallial line, or impression, which marks the attachment of the mantle on the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pallial sinus — Pallial Pal li*al, a. [L. pallium a mantle. See {Pall}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Of or pertaining to a mantle, especially to the mantle of mollusks; produced by the mantle; as, the pallial line, or impression, which marks the attachment of the mantle on the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pallial sinus — Sinus Si nus, n.; pl. L. {Sinus}, E. {Sinuses}. [L., a bent surface, a curve, the folds or bosom of a garment, etc., a bay. Cf. {Sine}, n.] 1. An opening; a hollow; a bending. [1913 Webster] 2. A bay of the sea; a recess in the shore. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pallial region — (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) Marginal region inside the shell next to the pallial line … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
pallial sinus — 1. (BRACHIOPODA) see mantle canal. 2. (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) A notch or recess in the pallial line … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
pallial line — noun also pallial impression : a mark on the inner surface of a bivalve shell more or less parallel with the margin caused by the attachment of the mantle … Useful english dictionary
pallial sinus — noun 1. : an often conspicuous inward bend in the posterior part of the pallial line of a bivalve mollusk 2. : any of the branching channels through which fluids circulate in the mantle of a brachiopod … Useful english dictionary
pallial impression — noun see pallial line … Useful english dictionary
pallial — adjective Etymology: New Latin pallium Date: 1836 1. of, relating to, or produced by the mantle of a mollusk or brachiopod 2. of or relating to the cerebral cortex … New Collegiate Dictionary
