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Look up: fossa

  1. fossa
    A long, narrow, shallow depression.
    Found on http://www.solarviews.com/eng/terms.htm

  2. fossa
    Latin, meaning: ditch, trench, channel, moat
    Found on http://archives.nd.edu/fff.htm

  3. fossa
    [n] - monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets 2. [n] - largest carnivore of Madagascar
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  4. Fossa
    a shallow depression on the lingual (tongue) surfaces of some front teeth.
    Found on http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/

  5. fossa
    A ditch. Although the typical Roman military ditch had a regular V-like profile, termed by Hyginus a fossa fastigata, there were other types of ditch employed. Ditches with a W-like profile may either be of the cippus type, or represent subsequent recuttings of a normal V-profile ditch on a slightly different line. The fossa punica was another well…
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  6. Fossa
    Ditch.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20764

  7. Fossa
    A hollow, e.g. the space above and below the collar bone and the space in front of the elbow
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  8. Fossa
    A hollow area.
    Found on http://www.gadsbywicks.co.uk/uploaded/38

  9. fossa
    largest carnivore of Madagascar Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • a cavity,depression or pit Category: Medicine
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  10. Fossa
    Fos'sa noun ; plural FossÆ . [ Latin , 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 fossæ containing the nostrils in most birds.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/67

  11. fossa
    Origin: L, a ditch. See Fosse. ... <anatomy, ornithology> A pit, groove, cavity, or depression, of greater or less depth; as, the temporal fossa on the side of the skull; the nasal fossae containing the nostrils in most birds. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  12. Fossa
    genus Fossa noun monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  13. fossa
    Cryptoprocta ferox noun largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  14. fossa
    (fos´ә) pl. fos´sae Latin word meaning trench. In anatomy, it is used for a hollow or depressed area.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  15. fossa
    largest carnivore native to Madagascar, a catlike forest dweller of the civet family, Viverridae. The fossa grows to a length of about 1.5 metres (5 ... [2 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/f/50

  16. Fossa
    The fossa or Foussa (Cryptoprocta ferox) is a large carnivorous mammal found only in Madagascar. It is about the size of an otter, but is related to the civet and mongoose. It is brown in colour, has a long tail, short legs, teeth like a cat's and lives mainly in trees feeding on birds and small mammals.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  17. fossa
    Type: Term Pronunciation: fos′ă, fos′ē Definitions: 1. A depression usually more or less longitudinal in shape below the level of the surface of a part.
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  18. fossa
    Latin = a ditch or trench, hence a concavity in bone, or an organ, or on a lining surface.
    Found on http://www.anatomy.usyd.edu.au/glossary/

  19. fossa
    (fos;ua) A depressed area, usually on a bone.
    Found on http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/abio/glossary

  20. fossa
    (fos;ua) A depressed area, usually on a bone.
    Found on http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/abio/glossary

  21. Fossa
    (geology) `Fossa` (pl. fossae) is a term used in planetary geology to describe a long, narrow depression (trough) on the surface of an extraterrestrial body, such as a planet or moon. The term, which means "ditch" or "trench" in Latin, is not a geological term as su...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossa

  22. Fossa
    (animal) The `fossa` (Cryptoprocta ferox) ( or , Malagasy ) is a cat-like, carnivorous mammal that is endemic to Madagascar. It is a member of the Eupleridae, a family of carnivorans closely related to the mongoose family (Herpestidae). Its classification has been controversial because...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossa

  23. Fossa
    (anatomy) In anatomical terminology, `fossa` has come to mean a depression or hollow, in general, in a bone. Other parts of the body may be involved, for example, the antecubital fossa. Some examples include:
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossa



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