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

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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

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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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