- pallial sinus
- noun
1. : an often conspicuous inward bend in the posterior part of the pallial line of a bivalve mollusk2. : any of the branching channels through which fluids circulate in the mantle of a brachiopod
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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
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 — 1. (BRACHIOPODA) see mantle canal. 2. (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) A notch or recess in the pallial line … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
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 Webster] 3 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 Webster] 3 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sinus venosus — 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
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 chamber — 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
Sinuses — 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
Grooved carpet shell — Taxobox name = Ruditapes decussatus regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Bivalvia ordo = Veneroida familia = Veneridae genus = Ruditapes species = R. decussatus binomial = Ruditapes decussatus binomial authority = L., 1758The grooved… … Wikipedia
