Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
mantle canal — (BRACHIOPODA) One of several flattened, tube like extensions of the body cavity into each mantle lobe … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
mantle fold — (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) In oysters, one of 3 small folds at the edge of a mantle lobe … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
mantle — /man tl/, n., v., mantled, mantling. n. 1. a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape. 2. something that covers, envelops, or conceals: the mantle of darkness. 3. Geol. the portion of the earth, about 1800 mi. (2900 km) thick, between the crust and the… … Universalium
Mantle — /man tl/, n. 1. Mickey (Charles), 1931 95, U.S. baseball player. 2. (Robert) Burns, 1873 1948, U.S. journalist. * * * That part of the Earth that lies beneath the crust and above the central core. On average, the mantle begins about 22 mi (35 km) … Universalium
lobe — Synonyms and related words: Eustachian tube, anvil, appendage, arachnoid, arbor vitae, archipallium, arm, auditory apparatus, auditory canal, auditory meatus, auditory nerve, auditory ossicles, auditory tube, auricle, basilar membrane, between… … Moby Thesaurus
mantle — Synonyms and related words: aerate, apply to, arachnoid, arbor vitae, archipallium, armory, badge, badge of office, badges, baton, beat, between brain, blanch, blanket, blazonry, block, blush, bonnet, boot, brain stem, brassard, breech, button,… … Moby Thesaurus
mantle — I. noun Etymology: Middle English mantel, from Anglo French, from Latin mantellum Date: 13th century 1. a. a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes ; cloak b. a figurative cloak symbolizing preeminence or authority < accepted the mantle … New Collegiate Dictionary
lobe — 1. One of the subdivisions of an organ or other part, bounded by fissures, sulci, connective tissue septa, or other structural demarcations. 2. A rounded projecting part, as the l. of the ear. SEE ALSO: lobule. 3. One of the larger divisions of… … Medical dictionary
Merlyn Mantle — Born Merlyn Louise Johnson January 28, 1932(1932 01 28) Cardin, Oklahoma, U.S. Died August 10, 2009(2009 08 10) (aged 77) Plano, Texas Nationality … Wikipedia
cerebral mantle — noun the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum • Syn: ↑cerebral cortex, ↑pallium, ↑cortex • Derivationally related forms: ↑cortical (for: ↑cortex) … Useful english dictionary
