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fossa

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: fossa

1
 n
a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
2
 n
largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: fossa
1

n a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)

Synonyms:
pit
Types:
glenoid cavity, glenoid fossa
the concavity in the head of the scapula that receives the head of the humerus to form the shoulder joint
glenoid fossa, mandibular fossa
a deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible
epigastric fossa, pit of the stomach
a slight depression in the midline just below the sternum (where a blow can affect the solar plexus)
Type of:
bodily cavity, cavity, cavum
(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body
concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature
a shape that curves or bends inward
2

n largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets

Synonyms:
Cryptoprocta ferox, fossa cat
Type of:
viverrine, viverrine mammal
small cat-like predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old World
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