6 definitions found for Fossa

fossa n 1: a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression) [syn: pit, fossa] 2: monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets [syn: Fossa, genus Fossa] 3: largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets [syn: fossa, fossa cat, Cryptoprocta ferox]

fossa sofas

fossa I. noun (plural fossae) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, ditch Date: 1733 an anatomical pit, groove, or depression II. noun Etymology: Malagasy Date: 1838 a slender lithe carnivorous mammal (Cryptoprocta ferox) of Madagascar that resembles a cat especially in having retractile claws but is usually considered a viverrid

fossa
n. (pl. fossae) Anat. a shallow depression or cavity.
Etymology: L, = ditch, fem. past part. of fodere dig

fossa ˈfɔsə n. (pl. fossae) Anat. a shallow depression or cavity. [L, = ditch, fem. past part. of fodere dig]

Fossa 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.