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foveate

[ foh-vee-it, -eyt ]

adjective

, Biology.
  1. having foveae; pitted.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of foveate1

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

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Example Sentences

Lateral foveolae: in Orthoptera: foveate depressions on the margins of the vertex near the front border of the eye.

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