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FOSSA
fossa, fossa cat, Cryptoprocta ferox
(noun) largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets
Fossa, genus Fossa
(noun) monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets
pit, fossa
(noun) a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
fossa (plural fossae or fossæ)
(anatomy) A pit, groove, cavity, or depression.
(geology) A long, narrow, shallow depression on the body of an extraterrestrial body, such as a planet or moon.
Hyponyms
((anatomy) Hyponyms of fossa):
• antecubital fossa
• anterior cranial fossa
• cubital fossa
• fossa navicularis
• fossa ovalis
• glenoid fossa
• iliac fossa
• infraspinous fossa
• jugular fossa
• mandibular fossa
• middle cranial fossa
• mugular fossa
• nasal fossa
• pelvic fossa
• popliteal fossa
• posterior cranial fossa
• subscapular fossa
• supraclavicular fossa
• supraspinous fossa
• temporal fossa
Etymology 2
Noun
fossa (plural fossas)
A carnivorous mammal endemic to Madagascar, Cryptoprocta ferox.
Anagrams
• sofas
Source: Wiktionary
Fos"sa, n.; pl. FossÆ. Etym: [L., a ditch. See Fosse.] (Anat.)
Definition: A pit, groove, cavity, or depression, of greater or less depth; as, the temporal fossa on the side of the skull; the nasal fossæ containing the nostrils in most birds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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