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foveola

[foh-vee-uh-luh]

noun

Biology.

plural

foveolae 
  1. a small fovea; a very small pit or depression.



foveola

/ ˈfəʊvɪəˌleɪt, fəʊˈviːələ /

noun

  1. biology a small fovea

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • foveolar adjective
  • foveolate adjective
  • ڴˈDZ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of foveola1

1840–50; < New Latin; diminutive of fovea; -ole 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of foveola1

C19: from New Latin, diminutive of fovea
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Example Sentences

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

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Central foveola: see median foveola.

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Fovea, Foveola -ae: a shallow depression with well-marked sides: a pit.

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