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foveola

American

[foh-vee-uh-luh] / foʊˈvi ə lə /

noun

Biology.

a small fovea; a very small pit or depression.

foveola British

/ ˈfəʊvɪəˌleɪt, fəʊˈviːələ /

noun

biology a small fovea

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

foveolar

adjective
foveolate

adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

foveolae

plural

Etymology

Origin of foveola

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

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