pallial chamber — noun : mantle cavity … Useful english dictionary
pallial chamber or cavity — (MOLLUSCA) The mantle cavity … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
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 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
mantle cavity — Specialized cavity found in certain mollusks, brachiopods and crustaceans lined with epidermis and usually exposed to sea or fresh water, or air, due to habitat; may or may not contain part of the viscera; pallial chamber or cavity; mantle… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Infrabranchial — In fra*bran chi*al, a. [Infra + branchial.] (Zo[ o]l.) Below the gills; applied to the ventral portion of the pallial chamber in the lamellibranchs. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
infrabranchial — “+ adjective Etymology: infra + branchial : lying below the gills used especially of the ventral part of the pallial chamber in the lamellibranchs … Useful english dictionary
suprabranchial — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at supra + adjective Etymology: supra + branchial : situated over the gills used especially of the upper part of the pallial chamber of a bivalve mollusk … Useful english dictionary
bivalve — bivalvular /buy val vyeuh leuhr/, adj. /buy valv /, n. 1. Also called lamellibranch. Zool. any mollusk, as the oyster, clam, scallop, or mussel, of the class Bivalvia, having two shells hinged together, a soft body, and lamellate gills. adj. 2.… … Universalium
