1. relating to or involving the mantle of a mollusk
Usage: biology

Examples

• The pallial cavity houses the gills in most mollusks.
• Scientists studied the pallial line markings on the fossil shell.
• The pallial muscles control the opening and closing of the shell.
• Damage to the pallial tissue affected the snail’s ability to secrete shell material.
• The pallial groove runs along the edge of the mantle.
• Researchers examined the pallial organs under a microscope.