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

Other Word Forms

• foveolar adjective
• foveolate adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of foveola¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of foveola¹

C19: from New Latin, diminutive of _fovea

Example Sentences

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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