Fossa

[fɒsә]

Definition

(noun.) largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets.

(noun.) monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets.

Typist: Susan--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) 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.

Typed by Leona

Definition

n. (anat.) a pit or depression in a body esp. that in an animal integument forming a point of attachment for an organ.—n. Fossette′ a dimple or small depression.

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