Definition of Foveae

1. Noun. (plural of fovea) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Foveae

1. fovea [n] - See also: fovea

Lexicographical Neighbors of Foveae

fovea hemispherica
fovea inferior
fovea inguinalis interna
fovea oblonga cartilaginis arytenoideae
fovea of the femoral head
fovea of the radial head
fovea pterygoidea
fovea spherica
fovea sublingualis
fovea submandibularis
fovea submaxillaris
fovea superior
fovea triangularis cartilaginis arytenoideae
fovea trochlearis
foveae (current term)
foveal
foveal vision
foveas
foveate
foveated
foveates
foveating
foveation
foveations
foveiform
foveola
foveola coccygea
foveola gastrica
foveola ocularis

Literary usage of Foveae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Rhynchophora Or Weevils of North Eastern America by Willis Stanley Blatchley, Charles William Leng (1916)
"Elytra with a crest or tubercle behind the humeri; eyes well separated; antenna e inserted at middle of beak. 6. Elytral foveae isolated and rounded. 795. ..."

2. A Monograph of the British Phytophagous Hymenoptera by Peter. Carmeron (1893)
"... scutellum broader than long, with two foveae at the base. ... mesonotum polished; foveae at base of scutellum separated by a sharp keel; metanotum with ..."

3. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1863-1871), Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1899)
"... foveae sharply defined, linear or wedge-shaped, and usually connected ... foveae sharply defined ; metathorax with the cordate area not well defined, ..."

4. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1845)
"The rostrum at the base above and beneath and its appendages are very similar to the preceding species, but it differs in having the foveae strictly at the ..."

5. Psychology by Williams James (1892)
"In the first place, impressions on the two foveae always appear in the same ... The result is that one object, casting its images on the foveae of the two ..."

6. The Entomologist by British Trust for Entomology, Royal Entomological Society of London (1840)
"Above coppery: head with two small impressions anteriorly: thorax slightly convex with the usual dorsal channel, and two foveae on each side at the base; ..."

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