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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.


Other Word Forms

  • subpallial adjective

Etymology

Origin of pallial

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

Example Sentences

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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

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

Shell with pointed spire; a short pallial siphon.

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

Visceral mass and shell sinistral; inferior pallial lobe very prominent, and transformed into a branchia.

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

Dextral animals, with shell coiled pseudo-sinistrally; operculum with sinistral spiral; pallial cavity dorsal.

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