1) Anatomical pit 2) Bodily cavity 3) Bone cavity 4) Bone dent 5) Bone hollow 6) Cavity 7) Cavum 8) Concave shape 9) Concavity 10) Incurvation 11) Incurvature 12) Madagascar mammal 13) Pit in a bone
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Latin, meaning: ditch, trench, channel, moat
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[anatomy] In anatomy, a fossa (ə; plural fossas z, or fossae (i: or ai); from the Latin `fossa`, ditch or trench) is a depression or hollow, usually in a bone, such as the hypophyseal fossa, the depression in the sphenoid bone. Some examples include: Hypophyseal fossa ...
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[animal] The fossa (ə or ə;{r|2000Croke} Malagasy ˈfusə̥; Cryptoprocta ferox) is a cat-like, carnivorous mammal 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 its physical traits resemble those of ca...
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[geology] In planetary geology, a fossa (pl. fossae) is 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 used by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the International A...
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Fossá is the highest waterfall in the Faroe Islands. It is located near the village of Haldarsvík, in the Sunda Kommuna municipality. It goes cascading 140 meters down to the sea in two stages. It is one of the biggest attractions in Northern Streymoy. ...
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carnivorous mongoose-like mammal of Madagascar
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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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a shallow depression on the lingual (tongue) surfaces of some front teeth.
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Ditch.
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(fos´ә) pl. fos´sae Latin word meaning trench. In anatomy, it is used for a hollow or depressed area.
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A hollow, e.g. the space above and below the collar bone and the space in front of the elbow
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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…...
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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.
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A hollow area.
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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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(fos;ua) A depressed area, usually on a bone.
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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.
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A long, narrow, shallow depression.
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fossa, trench or ditch, hence any concavity.
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genus Fossa noun monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets
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Cryptoprocta ferox noun largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets
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Latin = a ditch or trench, hence a concavity in bone, or an organ, or on a lining surface.
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a pit, cavity, or depression, as in a bone.
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A pit or hollow; plural, fossae.
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