foveate

American

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

Also foveated

adjective

Biology.

having foveae; pitted.

Etymology

Origin of foveate

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

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foveate

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

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith

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