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Fossa has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)

2

monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets

3

largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets

4

A pit, groove, cavity, or depression.

5

A large nocturnal reddish-brown catlike mammal (Cryptoprocta ferox) of the civet family, endemic to the rainforests of Madagascar. It is slender, long-tailed and has retractile claws and anal scent glands.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
concave shape cavity mammal genus viverrine
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
glenoid fossa pit of the stomach
Rhyming Words
ssa issa essa bassa nyssa lyssa mussa rossa bossa rissa missa lissa gissa tessa sessa nessa jessa kassa wassa yassa
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