mantle
71mantle fold — (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) In oysters, one of 3 small folds at the edge of a mantle lobe …
72mantle lobe — 1. (BRACHIOPODA) Lobe of the body wall that secretes and lines the valves; in some, cecae project into perforations (punctae) in the shell serving as food repositories of glycoproteins and mucroproteins, inhibitors of boring organisms, and… …
73mantle plume — noun An upwelling of abnormally hot rock within the Earths mantle …
74mantle-piece — n.; (also mantle shelf) See mantel …
75mantle-shelf — n. See mantle piece …
76mantle plume — /mæntl ˈplum/ (say mantl ploohm) noun a fixed hotspot occurring within the earth s mantle which generates heat upwards to the earth s surface, the presence of which may be indicated by volcanic activity …
77mantle cavity — noun : the cavity between the mantle and the body proper of a mollusk or brachiopod in which the respiratory organs lie …
78Mantle — biographical name Mickey (Charles) 1931 1995 American baseball player …
79mantle — n. [L. mantellum, cloak] 1. Something that enfolds, envelopes or covers. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) In thoracic Cirripedia, membranous covering of the body, often strengthened by calcareous plates. 3. (BRACHIOPODA) Prolongation of the body wall… …
80mantle — 1. noun /ˈmantl,ˈmæn.təl/ a) A piece of clothing somewhat like an open robe or cloak, especially that worn by Orthodox bishops. b) Anything that covers or conceals something else. 2. verb /ˈmantl,ˈmæn.təl/ …
