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pallial

American  
[pal-ee-uhl] / ˈpæl i əl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the mantle of a mollusk.

  2. of or relating to the cerebral cortex.


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Etymology

Origin of pallial

First recorded in 1830–40; palli(um) + -al 1


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Tyrosinases are abundant in shells and their higher expression in the non-pigmented mantle pallial indicate that their functions are not limited to melanogenesis but are related to shell formation.

From Nature ● Oct. 3, 2012

Scurria, with pallial branchiae in a circle beneath the mantle.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various

Median pallial nerve of dorsal lobe of mantle.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various

Shell thin, dextral, with prominent spire and oval aperture; no inferior pallial lobe.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various

From this geniculate body a number of neurones extend to the pallial portion of the cerebrum, for in the reptilian brain the pallium is present.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various

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