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foveola

American  
[foh-vee-uh-luh] / foʊˈvi ə lə /

noun

Biology.

PLURAL

foveolae

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

foveola British  
/ ˈfəʊvɪəˌleɪt, fəʊˈviːələ /

noun

  1. biology a small fovea

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Other Word Forms

  • foveolar adjective
  • foveolate adjective

Etymology

Origin of foveola

1840–50; < New Latin; diminutive of fovea; -ole 1

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

Central foveola: see median foveola.

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