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mantle
sheetlike tissue in clams, oysters and snails that secretes shell
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ...
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mantle
A heavy fold of tissue in mollusks that drapes over the visceral mass and may secrete a shell.
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mantle In mollusks, a membranous or muscular structure that surrounds the visceral mass and secretes a shell if one is present.
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mantle cavity The space between the mantle and the visceral mass of molluscs.
mantle (1) The semi-liquid region between the crust and core of the earth. (2) The outer layer of tissue that secretes the shell of molluscs.
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Mantle drag Convection currents in the mantle are transmitted through the asthenosphere; motion is driven by friction between the asthenosphere and the lithosphere.
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mantle -- That portion of the interior of the Earth that lies between the crust and the core.
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mantle
The part of the epidermis of a mollusk that secretes the shell and covers the dorsal and lateral surfaces.
masseter
Large muscle that elevates the jaw.
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The rigid outer layers of Earth's surface; is composed of (from outer to inner) the continental crust, the oceanic crust, and the uppermost mantle, all floating on the semi-molten aesthenosphere of the mantle.
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