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Fossa

Fossa Meaning & Definition
Fossa Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Fossa?

[n] largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets
[n] monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets
[n] a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Fossa: Cryptoprocta ferox | fossa cat | genus Fossa | pit

Related Terms | Find terms related to Fossa:

See Also | bodily cavity | cavity | cavum | concave shape | concavity | epigastric fossa | family Viverridae | family Viverrinae | fanaloka | Fossa fossa | glenoid cavity | glenoid fossa | incurvation | incurvature | mammal genus | mandibular fossa | pit of the stomach | Viverridae | Viverrinae | viverrine | viverrine mammal

Fossa In Webster's Dictionary

\Fos"sa\, n.; pl. {Foss[AE]}. [L., a ditch. See {Fosse}.] (Anat.) A pit, groove, cavity, or depression, of greater or less depth; as, the temporal fossa on the side of the skull; the nasal foss[ae] containing the nostrils in most birds.

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