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Definitions for Fossa

[1] a pit, cavity, or depression, as in a bone.
[2] a forest-dwelling genetlike mammal, Cryptoprocta ferox, of the civet family, native to Madagascar, with a short coat of white, black, gray, or brown: now rare.
[3] an anatomical depression, trench, or hollow area
[4] a large primitive catlike viverrine mammal, Cryptoprocta ferox , inhabiting the forests of Madagascar: order Carnivora (carnivores). It has thick reddish-brown fur and preys on lemurs, poultry, etc

Words nearby Fossa

foscolo, fosdick, foshan, fosphenytoin, foss, fossa, fossa of lacrimal gland, fossa of vestibule of vagina, fossarian, fosse, fosse way

Origin of Fossa

21830–40; < Malagasy; compare earlier fossane (< French < Malagasy)

Word origin for Fossa

from Malagasy