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Fossa (Noun)

Meaning 1

Monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets.

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Synonyms

  • Genus Fossa

Meaning 2

A concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression).

Classification

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes.

Synonyms

  • Pit

Hypernyms

  • Concave Shape
  • Incurvature
  • Cavum
  • Incurvation
  • Cavity

Hyponyms

  • Pit Of The Stomach
  • Glenoid Fossa

Meaning 3

Largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets.

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Synonyms

  • Fossa Cat
  • Cryptoprocta Ferox

Hypernyms

  • Viverrine Mammal
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