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fossa
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fos·sa  (fs)
n. pl. fos·sae (fs) Anatomy
A small cavity or depression, as in a bone.
[Latin, ditch, from feminine past participle of fodere, to dig.]
fossate (fst) adj.
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Noun1.fossafossa - a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
pit
glenoid cavity, glenoid fossa - the concavity in the head of the scapula that receives the head of the humerus to form the shoulder joint
glenoid fossa, mandibular fossa - a deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible
bodily cavity, cavum, cavity - (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body
epigastric fossa, pit of the stomach - a slight depression in the midline just below the sternum (where a blow can affect the solar plexus)
concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature - a shape that curves or bends inward
2.Fossa - monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets
genus Fossa
mammal genus - a genus of mammals
family Viverridae, family Viverrinae, Viverridae, Viverrinae - genets; civets; mongooses
fanaloka, Fossa fossa - civet of Madagascar
3.fossafossa - largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets
Cryptoprocta ferox, fossa cat
viverrine, viverrine mammal - small cat-like predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old World


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