foveolarious

adjective

fo·​ve·​o·​lar·​i·​ous

¦fōvēə¦la(a)rēəs

: foveate

Word History

Etymology

probably from (assumed) New Latin foveolarius, from New Latin foveola + Latin -arius -ary

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