Associations to the word «Fossa»
Noun
- Insertion
- Fold
- Ridge
- Anatomy
- Spine
- Girdle
- Separate
- Rodent
- Mon
- Attachment
- Geology
- Duct
- Enlargement
- Longitude
- Facet
- Tensor
- Mater
- Imaging
- Arcadia
- Jaw
- Elbow
- Magnum
- Orbit
- Capsule
- Lava
- Recess
- Trench
- Marina
- Canyon
- Ultra
- Tooth
- Fax
- Terrain
- Arch
- Rim
- Resonance
- Ct
- Formation
- Hiatus
- Abnormality
- Ulysses
- Voyager
- Brain
- Hemisphere
- Extinction
- Excavation
- Insert
- Opening
- Friction
- Abdomen
- Radius
- Prey
- Superior
- Joint
- Colonization
- Aperture
- Above
- Behind
- Marty
- Below
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
FOSSA, noun. (anatomy) A pit, groove, cavity, or depression, of greater or less depth.
FOSSA, noun. (geology) A long, narrow, shallow depression on the body of an extraterrestrial body, such as a planet or moon.
FOSSA, noun. A carnivorous mammal endemic to Madagascar, Cryptoprocta ferox.
FOSSA OF ROSENMÜLLER, noun. (anatomy) The pharyngeal recess behind the ostium of the Eustachian tube.
Dictionary definition
FOSSA, noun. A concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression).
FOSSA, noun. Monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets.
FOSSA, noun. Largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets.
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