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foveate or fo·ve·at·ed [foh-vee-it, -eyt or foh-vee-ey-tid] Word Origin adjective Biology.
- having foveae; pitted.
Origin of foveate First recorded in 1850–55; fove(a) + -ate1 Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 foveated in Medicine foveate [fō′vē-āt′, -ĭt] adj.
- Foveolate.
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