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foveate

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[foh-vee-it, -eyt] / ˈfoʊ vi ɪt, -ˌeɪt /
Also foveated

adjective

Biology.

  1. having foveae; pitted.

Etymology

Origin of foveate

First recorded in 1850–55; fove(a) + -ate 1

Example Sentences

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Lateral foveolae: in Orthoptera: foveate depressions on the margins of the vertex near the front border of the eye.

From Project Gutenberg

Median foveola: in Orthoptera; the foveate depression of the vertex between the eyes: = central foveola.

From Project Gutenberg

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