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  1. Fossa
    [animal] The fossa (ə or ə;{r|2000Croke} Malagasy ˈfusə̥; Cryptoprocta ferox) 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 cont...
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  2. fossa
    A long, narrow, shallow depression.
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  3. fossa
    Latin, meaning: ditch, trench, channel, moat
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  4. fossa
    [n] - monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets 2. [n] - largest carnivore of Madagascar
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  5. Fossa
    a shallow depression on the lingual (tongue) surfaces of some front teeth.
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  6. 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...
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  7. Fossa
    Ditch.
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  8. Fossa
    A hollow, e.g. the space above and below the collar bone and the space in front of the elbow
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  9. Fossa
    A hollow area.
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  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 con...
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  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) ...
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  12. Fossa
    genus Fossa noun monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets
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  1. fossa
    Cryptoprocta ferox noun largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets
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  2. fossa
    (fos´ә) pl. fos´sae Latin word meaning trench. In anatomy, it is used for a hollow or depressed area.
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  3. 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]
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  4. 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 such but a descriptor term use...
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  5. 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 mam...
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  6. 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.
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  7. fossa
    Latin = a ditch or trench, hence a concavity in bone, or an organ, or on a lining surface.
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  8. fossa
    (fos;ua) A depressed area, usually on a bone.
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  9. fossa
    (fos;ua) A depressed area, usually on a bone.
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  10. Fossa
    [anatomy] Fossa (from the Latin "fossa", ditch or trench) is a word used in anatomical nomenclature to describe a depression or hollow usually in a bone such as the hypophyseal fossa, the depression in the sphenoid bone in which the pituitary gland sits. Some examples include: Hypophyseal fo...
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  11. Fossa
    [Italy] ==== Template:GNH ==== The result of the discussion was delete. JPG-GR (talk) 16:54, 10 July 2010 (UTC) ==== Template:First ==== The result of the discussion was delete. JPG-GR (talk) 16:54, 10 July 2010 (UTC) ==== Template:Left66 ==== The result of the discussion was delete. JPG-GR ...
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  12. fossa
    1) A long, narrow, shallow depression 2) Bodily cavity 3) Bone cavity 4) Cavity 5) Cavum 6) Concave shape 7) Concavity 8) Incurvation 9) Incurvature 10) Pit
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