Pallial

adj

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Adjective

1
Of, pertaining to, or produced by a mantle, especially the mantle of mollusks. not-comparable
"the pallial line, or impression, which marks the attachment of the mantle on the inner surface of a bivalve shell"
2
Of or relating to the pallium. not-comparable

Example

"the pallial line, or impression, which marks the attachment of the mantle on the inner surface of a bivalve shell"

Etymology

Latin pallium (“a mantle”).

Related phrases

pallial chamber pallial line pallial nerve pallial sinus

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